Swiss private bank Banque SYZ has appointed two experienced private bankers, Mehdi Lakhdar and Andrea Bodini-Nocent, to serve local clients from Geneva and Lugano, respectively.

The new Geneva-based vice president, Mr Lakhdar, brings over a decade of experience in the banking sector, having held various client facing roles at Swiss and international institutions, including UBS and Barclays and, most recently, Banque Cantonale de Genève, where he was a private banker.

He brings a large network of local and international entrepreneurs, as well as knowledge in pension fund solutions and a certification in wealth managemen...