Credit Suisse Appoints Tsuneaki Hirao as Head of Private Banking Japan Mittwoch, 28. September 2016 - 14:30

Credit Suisse announced that Tsuneaki Hirao has joined Credit Suisse as Managing Director and Head of Private Banking Japan based in Tokyo.

He joins Credit Suisse from UBS where he worked for more than 10 years, most recently as the Head of Ultra-High-Net-Worth Japan. Before that, he was the Head of Wealth Management Japan, Osaka office for 10 years, successfully building up the Osaka and Kansai region business to an industry leading position. Prior to UBS, he worked for Citi Private Bank where his last position was Managing Director, Market Head Tokyo Branch.

He will report functionally to Alex Wade, Head of Developed and Emerging Asia, Private Banking Asia Pacific, and locally to Martin Keeble, CEO Japan.

Mr. Keeble said, "We delighted to welcome Hirao-san to Credit Suisse. Hirao-san has more than 25 years' experience in senior leadership roles in Private Banking in Japan and is one of the most seasoned professionals and business builders in the market. Credit Suisse is strongly committed to Japan. With the largest high-net-worth wealth pool in Asia, Japan is one of our priority markets in the region and a particularly important domestic market for our Private Banking business. We are confident that under Hirao-san's leadership, we will continue to further accelerate the growth of our franchise."

Mr. Wade added,"Hirao-san will build on the success of our Private Banking business in Japan, which has been experiencing solid growth in both client and asset base, as well as in brand recognition and reputation in the market. He will continue to drive collaboration across businesses, utilizing the bank's integrated capabilities to generate new clients, assets and transactions, as Credit Suisse continues to position itself as the Trusted Entrepreneur's Bank for our clients."