René Kirkels joins Quintet Private Bank to lead Business Development for Financial Intermediaries

Quintet Private Bank has announced the appointment of René Kirkels as Group Head of Business Development for Financial Intermediaries. With over twenty-five years of experience in financial services and the management of international sales teams, he joins the European private bank with the goal of accelerating growth and strengthening relationships with financial partners across the continent.

A Career dedicated to Institutional Clients

René Kirkels has built a distinguished career serving institutional and professional clients. Since 2020, he has led Saxo Bank’s Wholesale Europe division, where he oversaw institutional and partner activities in Belgium, the Netherlands, and France. In this role, he developed a comprehensive offering tailored to banks, brokers, independent asset managers, hedge funds, and family offices.

Previously, he served as Managing Director at BinckBank, where he was responsible for independent asset managers and custody services, further strengthening the bank’s positioning among wealth management professionals and financial intermediaries.

A trajectory shaped by innovation and client focus

René Kirkels’ career has consistently combined innovation with tailored support for institutional partners. Prior to his roles at BinckBank and Saxo Bank, he held strategic positions at Rabobank, including Director of Institutional Asset Management and Wealth Management, where he oversaw multiple national teams, developed high-quality portfolios, and contributed to the bank’s fintech initiatives.

He has also been active in the non-profit and entrepreneurial spheres, serving on the advisory board of IEX and as president of the MHV Maarssen hockey club, demonstrating a capacity to combine strategic leadership with collective engagement.

A high-impact appointment for Quintet

With this appointment, Quintet Private Bank strengthens its leadership team with an executive who brings in-depth expertise of European institutional markets and a clear understanding of the evolving needs of financial intermediaries. His mandate will be to reinforce strategic partnerships and capture new growth opportunities, supporting Quintet’s ongoing transformation into a leading wealth management institution across Europe.

This nomination underscores Quintet’s ambition to rely on experienced leaders capable of combining institutional rigor with an innovative mindset, in order to meet the increasingly sophisticated expectations of clients and partners in a fast-changing financial landscape.