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2015/03/03
Bank REYL & Cie Ltd appoints Nicolas Duchêne as Partner

Bank REYL & Cie Ltd is expanding its partners’ group with the appointment of Nicolas Duchêne, currently in charge of Reyl Singapore and Reyl Private Office.  He joins Dominique Reyl, François Reyl, Christian Fringhian and Lorenzo Rocco di Torrepadula as partner and member of REYL & Cie’s Executive Committee. In his new role, he will contribute to the strategic and operational implementation of the various projects to which the Bank is committed. In addition, he will continue to manage the activities of Reyl Singapore and Reyl Private Office, with the aim of building REYL & Cie's presence in the Asian markets, focused on a regional client base comprising of international entrepreneurs and institutional investors. Finally, he will pursue the development of the Bank’s Corporate Advisory & Structuring department, which he has co-headed with Christian Fringhian since its launch in 2013.

Nicolas Duchêne has more than 15 years' experience in the fields of legal and tax advisory, financial planning, corporate finance and wealth management. He began his career with Arthur Andersen in Luxembourg and then spent three years at Bank Ferrier Lullin & Cie in Geneva before joining BNP Paribas Wealth Management in Singapore and Hong Kong, where he was responsible for the Asian tax advisory and wealth planning desk. He joined REYL & Cie in November 2009, heading Reyl Private Office in February 2010 and moving to Singapore in 2012 to develop the REYL Group's activities in Asia.

"The appointment of Nicolas Duchêne reflects the Bank's desire to reinforce its group of partners by promoting highly talented professionals able to pursue and strengthen the Group's development in its growth business lines," emphasizes François Reyl, the Bank's Chief Executive Officer. "For over 10 years, the Reyl Group has been diversifying both its international presence and its business model and now offers the five complementary business lines of Wealth Management, Asset Management, Private Office, Corporate Advisory & Structuring and institutional Asset Services. Our priority today is to promote synergies between these different business lines, by encouraging a truly transversal approach and culture. Nicolas Duchêne's appointment fits in perfectly with this strategy."