Safra National Bank of New York, Safra Securities, and J. Safra Asset Management, have finalized the recruitment of a large group of investment advisors from RBC Wealth Management, which is closing its international business later this February.
Safra’s Office in Miami
Safra Securities’ Miami office has recruited Julian Stienstra, former Managing Director Americas Private Banking at RBC Wealth Management. Stienstra has been involved in the RBC group since 1976, when he joined the group in Argentina, his home country. Since then, he has worked at several divisions of the Canadian bank, both in its retail banking division and in wealth management, based in different countries, including Brazil, Canada, and finally USA (Miami). Stienstra joins the Safra team in Miami as Executive Vice President, along with three Senior Vice Presidents, Diana Gangone, Arlette Ctraro and Julio Revuleta, a Vice President, Lupe Wong, and four Assistant Vice Presidents, Nanci Zarate, Claudia Foco, Jocelyn Gonzalez, and Monica Forgang. All of them worked previously at RBC Wealth Management.
Appointments to the Aventura office and to J. Safra Asset Management
In addition, Safra Bank’s New York Aventura office has hired Diana Duys and Cybelle Marinello, also from RBC Wealth Management, both as first VPs; finally, Michael Dejana joins J. Safra Asset Management as investment advisor and Senior Vice President. Michael Dejana worked as CIO for RBC WM in New York for over12 years, and had previously held the same position for 15 years at Barclays Wealth. Mr. Dejana will be working between Ney York and Miami.