By Andrei Skvarsky
Russian Standard Bank has appointed Yelena Suhoveeva as head of its private banking arm and senior vice-president.
Suhoveeva, whose duties will include overseeing infrastructure and network development for servicing high net worth individuals, joins the Moscow-based firm from the Russian subsidiary of Raiffeisenbank, where she at various times worked as chief accountant, financial director and, since 2007, head of retailing, according to a Russian Standard press release.
Russian Standard chief executive Dmitri Levin credited Suhoveeva with “strategic vision and “experience in building up a product range and a service system for high net worth individuals”.
Russian Standard Bank, whose services include the issue of exclusive Imperia credit cards, is part of Russian Standard Corporation, also known as the producer of premium Russian Standard vodka.



