Credit Suisse has promoted Alex Wade - current market area head, Australia and Asia Pacific Switzerland for Private Banking Asia Pacific - to the role head of private banking Australia, effective 1 January 2016.
Wade will be based in Sydney and report to John Knox, Credit Suisse Australia chief, and Francesco de Ferrari, head of private banking Asia Pacific.
Wade succeeds Edward Jewell-Tait who is retiring after four and a half years in the role.