London-based wealth management specialist headhunter, Alex O’Callaghan, has left Lockwood Gibb, where he had been servicing a number of high...

London-based wealth management specialist headhunter, Alex O’Callaghan, has left Lockwood Gibb, where he had been servicing a number of high profile clients for almost four years.

Mr O’Callaghan will start a new wealth management practice at City executive search firm Stephen Raby, the London partner of the Financial Services Practice Group of Transearch International, in early February.

Mr O’Callaghan told WealthBriefing: “My brief at Stephen Raby is to build a significant international wealth management practice based in the City of London. The company is taking a long-term view of the potential of this market and is willing to provide the resources to ensure its success.”

“SRA has an enviable reputation within capital markets executive search and a strong research capability.

“I am delighted to be joining at a time of unprecedented growth in the private banking sector. In the first instance I will be seeking high quality retained mandates in which I can leverage my significant contacts throughout EMEA and the Far East.”