James Whittaker, one of the power players in the UK ultra-high net worth sector started his new job at Deutsche Bank this month, sparking gossip among chums about the likely future management hierarchy at its private banking arm in London.
He becomes head of UK coverage at Deutsche’s international private bank. He will also sit on the board of Deutsche Bank UK.
The banker started his career at Coutts and went on to UBS, where he spent some 14 years. He was latterly in charge of UHNW coverage for the Swiss bank.
This heavyweight has brought Alexis Pateras, an executive director from UBS, with him to Deutsche,...