Zurich headquartered Swiss private banking boutique Falcon Private Bank has elected a new member to its board of directors with immediate effect.

Following an Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders of Falcon Private Bank, H.E. Khaled Balama AlTameemi was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors.

Among other roles, since 2008 AlTameemi has been an Executive Director of the Real Estate Department at Abu Dhabi Investment Council and on the board of a number of entities, including the Central Bank of the UAE.

Growth Plans

«Mr. AlTameemi complements our Board of Directors ideally and his nomination underlines our emerging markets focus. We are convinced that he will play a vital role in our growth plans and we are delighted to welcome him to our team,» said Murtadha Al Hashmi, Chairman of the Board and Eduardo Leemann, CEO of Falcon Private Bank on the election:

The current Board of Directors of Falcon Private Bank consists of Murtadha M. Al Hashmi (Chairman), Lennart Blecher, Christian Wenger, Walter Berchtold and Khaled Balama AlTameemi.