Julius Baer expands its leadership team in India

Swiss wealth management group Julius Baer has appointed Guneet Singh as its new group head, who will be reporting directly to Umang Papneja, CEO of Julius Baer India.

Other appointments include Mayur Bhat as team head in Mumbai and Deepak Chivukula as team head in Hyderabad, strengthening Julius Baer’s presence in southern India. Niloy Dey has been appointed as team head in Kolkata to lead the firm’s growth in the eastern part of the country.

“All will report directly to Guneet Singh, who is spearheading the firm’s efforts to drive growth across these critical markets,” said a company statement.


Papneja said, “Attracting top talent is central to our long-term growth strategy. We are seeing a broad-based distribution of wealth across the country, and we are strengthening our teams to align with this shift.”

Singh has more than 24 years of experience in the wealth management industry and prior to joining Julius Baer, he led the private banking and global private client business at HDFC Bank.

He is a key member of the firm’s leadership team and will play an important role in driving the firm’s footprint in high-growth wealth markets across the country, the company said.