The global financial services group has hired Mary Rozell to head up its team of art experts.

UBS has appointed Mary Rozell as the new global head of its art collection business.

Rozell will join Zurich-based UBS Art Collection after six years of serving as director of the art business program at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York. She is also a private art collection consultant.

Rozell will replace Irene Zortea, who will retire at the end of September, to lead the global team of art experts. This includes Jacqueline Lewis, curator for the Americas, and Stephen McCoubrey, curator for the UK, Europe and Asia-Pacific. She will oversee acquisitions, exhibitions and the general management of the company's corporate collection.

“We are delighted to have Mary Rozell leading the UBS Art Collection team. Her broad range of experience complements the many ways UBS is involved in the arts,” said UBS's president of wealth management, Jürg Zeltner.

“We believe that collecting contemporary art brings innovative thinking and fresh perspectives into our offices every day. We look forward to working with Mary and her team to make the UBS Art Collection even more relevant in the future.”

UBS Art Collection comprises more than 30,000 artworks spanning the last 50 years.