Kleinwort Hambros appoints new Head of HR and Executive Committee member

Kleinwort Hambros has today announced the appointment of Jason Spivey as Group Chief Human Resources Officer, reporting to Mouhammed Choukeir, Chief Executive of Kleinwort Hambros, and Ben Higgins, Societe Generale's UK Head of Human Resources.

In his role, Jason will be responsible for attracting strong and diverse new talent, building career opportunities, people development and employees’ wellbeing. He will also join the Executive Committee to deliver strategic business initiatives whilst providing overall oversight and consistent delivery of the HR function in alignment with overall business strategy and regulatory requirements in all jurisdictions.

Prior to joining Kleinwort Hambros, Jason was an HR Leader for Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Deutsche Bank and Lazard with experience working across Finance, Operations, Trading, FX and Investment Banking across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Mouhammed Choukeir, Chief Executive, Kleinwort Hambros, commented: “I am delighted to welcome Jason Spivey who joins us with a wealth of global experience ranging from employee engagement, D&I, talent management, wellbeing practices and leadership. Having previously overseen a large number of transformative digital projects, we are confident that Jason will help to play a pivotal role in driving change and innovation in the way we work and interact each other, so we can continue with our ambition to be a leading responsible bank and employer.”