St George Private Clients, the wealth management division of Australia's St George Bank, has appointed James Blackshaw as head of its Queensland and western Australia operations.

Blackshaw was previously the east coast director at BankWest Private Banking and was earlier the state director for Queensland. He has also served key roles at the private banking divisions of Macquarie Bank and ANZ.

In his new position, he will assist in St George's private banking expansion strategy into local territories, providing support across various financial functions, including banking, lending, wealth, insurance, taxation, and estate planning.

His takes up his new role on 22 November.

St George Bank is a part of the Westpac Group, one of Australia's biggest four banks.