Ricardo Soto has joined Norman Alex, an international consulting boutique providing executive search and corporate development services to clients within the financial services sector.
Soto, who is based out of Montevideo, will be in front of the company’s new Uruguayan office, covering the Latin American region and working closely with Norman Alex’ Miami office.
He has an extensive background in the financial services industry working for multinational banks. For the last three years he served as a Partner of a Swiss consulting and recruitment boutique based in Zurich and focused on wealth management. He also spent more than fifteen years at Citibank based in Montevideo and New York covering different areas but mostly private banking. He developed the wealth management activity in Uruguay managing a team of over thirty people and also led a project to implement credit sales teams throughout the region. Previously, he worked seven years for American Express Bank in several senior positions.
Soto speaks fluent English and Spanish (native language) and learnt French during a year in Geneva.
Established in 1997 in Monaco, Norman Alex has offices in Geneva, Paris, Luxembourg, London and Miami and they are looking to establish a presence in Singapore next year.