UBS Florida International announced the addition of Gustavo and Leon Ciobataru to its teams as financial advisor and managing director – wealth management, respectively. Both will be based in the bank’s offices located in downtown Miami, it reported.
Gustavo and Leon bring decades of experience providing guidance to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients in strategies for international estate planning, succession, and alternative investments, UBS said in the welcome statement.
“As part of a leading global wealth manager, Gustavo and Leon will offer well-thought-out strategies and innovative solutions for all aspects of your financial life. Whether you are looking to buy your first home or launch a second business, they will help you define what’s possible and identify the solutions you need to make it a reality,” the bank added in the statement. The professionals will report to Catherine Lapadula, managing director/market executive of UBS Florida International.
Gustavo Ciobataru served for nearly six years as a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Miami and is a graduate of the Stern School of Business at New York University. Leon Ciobataru, meanwhile, was managing director at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management for the past two years; he joined the investment bank in 2012. Previously, he worked for more than 13 years at Wells Fargo, where he held the position of managing director – investments.