Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management has appointed Mark Pittsey to the Bank's Private Bank office in San Francisco as a managing director and office director reporting to Michael Davis, a managing director and head of the Western Region for the US Private Bank.

In his new position, Mr Pittsey is responsible for the oversight and expansion of the San Francisco Private Bank sales force and will work with ultra high net worth individuals and families.

Mr Pittsey joins the firm from Wells Fargo Private Client Services where he was most recently a senior vice president and regional manager for San Francisco and Marin County.

In addition, Susan Burnett has joined the bank as a managing director and private banker in its Los Angeles office, also reporting to Mr Davis. She was previously at Citigroup Private Bank where she was a managing director and relationship manager.

James Herlihy has joined as a managing director and private banker in San Francisco, reporting to Mr Pittsey. He was previously at Citigroup Private Bank where he was a managing director and senior private banker. Prior to that, he worked at Bank of America.

Jeff Saccacio will join PWM's Orange County office as a managing director and head of Wealth Planning for the Western US. He will report jointly to Mr Davis and Andrew Gallivan, a managing director and head of US PWM Trust. He too will join PWM from Citigroup Private Bank where he was a managing director and wealth strategist.

Maryann Robinson will join the bank as a managing director and private banker in New York and will report to Kyle Delaney, head of Eastern Region for the US Private Bank. She will be rejoining the firm from HSBC where she was a senior vice president in the Domestic Private Bank. Prior to HSBC she was a vice president and relationship manager at Deutsche Bank.

Colin Koester has joined PWM as a director and private banker in the New York office, reporting to Mr Delaney. He will join the firm from HSBC where he is a vice president and private banker.