Barclays Wealth has announced the appointment of Jonathan Colchester as a director in its London operation. He will report to Richard Green,...

Barclays Wealth has announced the appointment of Jonathan Colchester as a director in its London operation. He will report to Richard Green, who heads up the UK Private Banking division.

Mr Colchester joins in December from Rothschilds Private Management where he was a director with responsibility for developing UK and international business.

He has also worked for Coutts, Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch in a 13-year career in private banking.

Mark Kibblewhite, Managing Director of Barclays Wealth, said: "The hire of Jonathan further bolsters the credentials of our UK private banking business. His heritage in the private banking sector and specific expertise in developing new business will be a major asset for us."

Barclays Wealth has made a number of key appointments since the beginning of the year.

In the UK these include: Gerard Aquilina as head of International Private Bank; Edward Chadwyck-Healey as managing director in the high net worth segment of the UK Private Bank; Paul Richardson as director with responsibility for sport, media and entertainment; Kevin Lecocq, head of the Product Office; Jeremy Arnold, head of Wealth Advisory; Brian Cordischi as head of Investment Management and Farzan Riza, chief operating officer across Gerrard UK Private Bank.

International appointments include: Rodney Allen, head of Wealth Structuring based in Geneva; Soha Nashaat, head of the Middle East; Jamie Apold, a senior private banker in Geneva; and Vicky Patino, Geneva sales director for International Affluent business.