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Position

Private banker

Index

UHNW Wealth Managers

Location

London

Advice type

Private banking

Wealth management

Client type

Entrepreneurs

Single family offices

UHNW

UHNW families

Sector Focus

Financial Services

Wealth Management & Private Banking

James Haythornthwaite

Spear’s Review

‘I was always known as someone who was very technical, so I leaned towards a career that was focused on problem-solving,’ James Haythornthwaite, a private banker at Citi, tells Spear’s

After graduating from the University of Warwick with a master’s degree in manufacturing and mechanical engineering, he joined Citi as part of the bank’s graduate scheme. Having climbed up the ranks, he now works with Citi’s UHNW clients and single-family offices. 

Haythornthwaite explains that his UHNW clients primarily fall into two camps: entrepreneurs and finance professionals. He describes his relationship with them as ‘intense’ by virtue of ‘the speed of response required’ and having to ‘juggle multiple things for each of my clients simultaneously’.

Rank: Recommended

Recommended 2025, UHNW Wealth Managers

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