HSBC Private Banking continues to strengthen its team serving Latin American clients from the United States. As confirmed to Funds Society, Monica Mavignier and Alessandro Merjam have joined the team led by George Moscoso.
“We are strongly committed to our clients based in Brazil, one of our four core markets in Latin America. As a key part of our growth strategy, we are investing in this team and are excited to welcome Alessandro Merjam and Monica Mavignier. We are focused on adding talent and building the best team to serve ultra-high net worth individuals and family offices based in Brazil.”
Moscoso, who last April became the leader of HSBC Private Banking for Latin America and the Southeast of the US, is tasked with growing the bank in LatAm, focusing its efforts in their four main markets: Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile, as well as the southeastern United States.
Since his appointment, he has hired Samir Ahmad to serve Mexican clients from the New York office, as well as Mavignier and Merjam to serve Brazilian clients from Miami.
According to Joe Abruzzo, Regional Head of HSBC Global Private Banking, Americas: “We have been investing in professionals with the unique talent to serve ultra-high net worth families from our core Latin American markets. Samir complements this team well and is a good example of the talent we will continue to add.”
Merjam comes from Itaú Private Bank in Miami and has more than 20 years of experience in asset management. Mavignier worked for a month at Morgan Stanley before joining HSBC, previously she was with Wells Fargo and has more than 10 years of experience in the asset management industry. Ahmad who before joining HSBC was at JPMorgan has more than 22 years of private banking and wealth management experience.