Citigroup has recruited a trio of private bankers for its Middle Eastern wealth management business, as the rush continues to grab market share in the high growth region.

Hadi Boulos joined the bank this month as a senior banker and managing director on the Middle East and North Africa team, with a focus on Saudi Arabia. He came from Barclays Wealth in Geneva where he was a senior private banker focusing on Saudi Arabia. Before that he was at Merrill Lynch for eight years. He reports to Muwaffak Bibi, head of Mena at the US private bank.