Annabelle Bryde

Annabelle Bryde serves as Head of Barclays Private Bank International, where she is responsible for Europe and Middle East regions. She is a member of the executive committee and focuses on serving global clients in markets with significant growth potential. In her current role, multiple regional heads report to her, including CEOs of Barclays' operations in Switzerland, Monaco, UAE, and India.

Bryde holds an education from Carnegie Mellon University – Tepper School of Business. She holds a Dual-degree Executive MBA from the University of Lausanne & Carnegie Mellon University and completed her political science studies at Durham University in the UK.

Bryde is a 23-year veteran of UBS, where she ran wealth management international in the U.S. from 2006 to 2008. From 2009, she continued her career in leading positions at UBS in Switzerland in the business with international wealth management clients. She was Chief of Staff Global UHNW at UBS before joining Vontobel.

Career history

• Head of Barclays Private Bank International (Barclays, 2025–present)
• Head of Wealth Management US, Canada, UK & Nordics (Bank Vontobel AG Zurich, 2019–2022)
• Chief of Staff Global Ultra-High Net Worth (UBS, 2008–2019)
• Head of UBS Wealth Management International USA (UBS, New York, 2006–2008)
• Senior roles in Wealth Management (UBS, London and Zurich, from late 1990s)
• Corporate Finance (UBS, mid-1990s)

What Annabelle Bryde could bring to Head of Private Bank International at Barclays: With over 25 years of investment banking and wealth management experience, Bryde brings deep expertise in managing ultra-high-net-worth client relationships across multiple geographic regions. Her exceptional expertise particularly with Anglo-Saxon clients combined with her leadership tenure at Swiss banking institutions positions her to execute Barclays' market-led approach that places the client at the center and drive growth in key international wealth corridors.