CIBC has appointed Gary Whitfield as vice president, CIBC Private Wealth Management.

Whitfield, 43, joins CIBC from Barclays Private Bank in the UK where he was most recently head of business development for the UK Private Bank and head of the UK Expatriate team for Barclays Wealth.

Prior to Barclays, Whitfield spent nine years with CIBC, most recently as director of wealth management for business banking.

CIBC’s Private Wealth Management business consists of CIBC Trust, CIBC Private Banking and CIBC Private Investment Counsel. Combined, these businesses provide clients with sophisticated financial advisory services, personal investment planning and trust services.

Whitfield is a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute, a Certified Financial Planner and a graduate of the University of Western Ontario.