Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management has hired Ed Lok as a managing director and private banker to work in the firm’s private bank in the San Francisco Bay Area. He will report to Mark Pittsey, a managing director and San Francisco office director.

In addition, Jonathan Herpel and Deirdre Judge have joined the firm as directors and investment advisors for PWM's West Coast clients. Mr Herpel will be based in San Francisco and Ms Judge in Los Angeles. They will report to John Alexander, a managing director and head of investment advisory.

Mr Lok joins from Citigroup Private Bank where he was a managing director and private banker; Mr Herpel joins from Citigroup Asset Management in Geneva, where he was a director and senior portfolio manager; Ms Judge was most recently a director in Citigroup Global Hedge Strategies.