The new recruit joins the firm from Barclays Bank, where he most recently served as CEO of Barclays Personal Banking UK and Europe.

UK private bank C Hoare & Co has appointed Steven Cooper as its new chief executive, with effect from 10 January.  Cooper will report to Lord Macpherson, chairman.

Cooper joins from Barclays Bank, where he most recently served as CEO of Barclays Personal Banking UK and Europe, and CEO of Barclaycard Business. He has more than three decades of international banking experience. 

He replaces former CEO and managing director, David Green, who will be a consultant to the firm's board.

“Steven is a highly experienced and respected banker who brings a strong thirty-year track record of business leadership,” said Alexander Hoare, partner and director, C Hoare & Co. “His banking expertise, combined with his exceptional leadership abilities, make him a perfect fit for his new role. Steven exemplifies our core values and philosophy, which have served us and our customers well for nearly 350 years. I am pleased to welcome him to C Hoare & Co’s executive team and look forward to working with him. On behalf of the partners and the board, I would like to thank David Green for his exceptional leadership of the bank as CEO and managing director.”