Citizens Bank announced this week that it has hired John Tyers to lead its private banking division.

Tyers has more than 20 years of wealth and investment management experience and most recently worked at Lombard International as head of institutional sales. Previously, he held executive leadership roles at firms like Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, Credit Suisse First Boston and Charles Schwab.

“As we continue to accelerate the growth of our wealth management businesses, our high net worth families and clients will benefit from John’s extensive knowledge,” John Bahnken, president of Citizens Wealth Management, said in a statement. “John has a strong record of building high performing businesses and we are delighted to have him lead this important business for Citizens.”

As president of Citizens Private Bank, Tyers oversees the delivery of client-centric banking, investment, fiduciary and advisory services to Citizens’ high net worth clients.