April 1 (Reuters) - Barclays Wealth and InvestmentManagement said it appointed James Buchanan-Michaelson asgeneral manager of Barclays Bank (Suisse) SA.
Buchanan-Michaelson will be responsible for leading theprivate banking business of Barclays Plc inSwitzerland.
He will report to Francesco Grosoli, head of wealthmanagement, Europe.
Buchanan-Michaelson, who has about 20 years of experience,joins from Coutts & Co Ltd, where he was managing director andmember of its general management committee.
Barclays Wealth also said on Wednesday it appointed JamesPersse as head of private banking for Geneva and deputy generalmanager.
Persse, who has been working in Barclays since 1995, willreport to Buchanan-Michaelson. (Reporting by Anet Josline Pinto in Bengaluru; Editing by MajuSamuel)