Based in Geneva, he will join the firm in July and will report to Patrick Ramsey, market manager Latin America, IPB EMEA and general manager of Barclays Bank (Suisse).
In his new role, Roiz will be charged with building out the Latin America strategy and coverage model for IPB EMEA, focusing on each of the Latin America regions (North, Brazil and South).
According to the company, his responsibilities will include client acquisition, hiring bankers to service the Latin American market and working across all parts of the firm to further develop a full product offering tailored to the high and ultra high net worth Latin American client base.
Prior to joining Barclays Wealth, Roiz spent the last two years as head of Latin America at the Royal Bank of Canada (Suisse), and was the managing director in charge of Brazil at Citi Private Bank (Suisse) from 2002 to 2009.
He has also worked at JP Morgan Private Bank and Union Bancaire Privee during his career.
Ramsey said having worked in private banking for over 20 years, Thomas brings a wealth of experience on the EMEA and Latin America wealth management marketplace and will be an excellent asset to the team.
