EFG International’s

US business EFG Capital International Corp has hired Amira Matar as senior director of wealth management at the

Los Angeles office of its subsidiary EFG Capital Asset Management, which opened in March this year.

Ms Matar previously worked at Bank of America, City National Bank and Bank of New York Mellon. She is a prominent member of the Los Angeles Lebanese community.

In addition to working with ultra high net worth clients in the US, Ms Matar will be seeking to develop opportunities targeting the Lebanese diaspora and in the Middle East more generally.