Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group AG has named Dominique Leimer of UBS Group as the head of its private wealth unit in Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

Leimer will manage Credit Suisse's onshore private wealth operations from Riyadh, two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

Credit Suisse confirmed Leimer's appointment without revealing further details, the report said.

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