According to the group, Cummins will work alongside head of wealth management Annamaria Koerling and will focus on the development and implementation of the overall strategy for the division and will lead the group’s wealth planning team.
Cummins, formerly MD of Barclays Wealth's UK Private Bank, spent over 24 years at the wider Barclays group and, Hoare & Co said, has been involved with the wealth management industry for 10 years.
Koerling, said: “Stuart Cummins’ appointment further deepens the industry experience of the senior management of our Wealth Management division through his leadership of our Wealth Planning team”.
