RBC Wealth Management has announced the appointment of David Foster and Mike Adams as co-heads of the Caribbean business, based in Cayman and Barbados respectively.
Mr Adams, who was most recently Head of Operational Risk Management for RBC Wealth Management globally, has assumed regional leadership of the teams based in Barbados, with accountability for the corporate and institutional business and providing directional support to the Caribbean-based Operations, Technology and Functional teams. He joined RBC via the acquisition of Barclays’ US private banking operations in 2002, and has, since then, held a series of senior compliance and risk management positions within RBC’s Wealth Management operations worldwide.
Meanwhile, Mr Foster has assumed responsibility for the operation and supervision of the Investments, Trust and Private Client teams, including fiduciary, banking and relationship management solutions delivered through offices in Cayman, Barbados and the Bahamas. He joined RBC Wealth Management in 2012 from Coutts, where most recently he was Managing Director of their Cayman business. Mr Foster has over 20 years of experience in leading teams that advise international high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals and their families.
Both Mr Adams and Mr Foster will report to Stuart Rutledge, Head, RBC Wealth Management – British Isles and Caribbean.