Julius Baer hires Vijay Solomon as GIDM group head

Julius Baer, a Swiss wealth management group, appointed Vijay Solomon as group head global India and developed markets (GIDM), the company said in a release Wednesday. Based in Hong Kong, he brings with him a team of relationship managers to provide wealth management services to Indian sub-continent and non-resident Indians.

“We will continue to attract the top talent to further strengthen and grow this sub-region,” said Torsten Linke, Head Global India and Developed Markets. “There are many expatriate Indians and people of Indian origin living or widely spread across the world, who represent a highly skilled segment with rising wealth.”

Julius Baer is now one of the largest global wealth managers in India.

“Six relationship managers will join Bank Julius Baer and report directly to Vijay, who reports to Torsten Linke, Head Global India and Developed Markets,” the company said in a release.

Vijay joins Bank Julius Baer with more than 23 years of experience in financial services and wealth management. He was most recently heading the NRI and Japan International businesses based out of Hong Kong for Credit Suisse. He was also one of the designated Executive Officers for Credit Suisse Hong Kong Branch. Prior to that, he has held senior wealth management roles at DBS, Societe Generale and ICICI Bank across Hong Kong and India.