Silicon Valley Bank named Erin Platts head of its private banking and wealth management arm, which caters to the financial needs of technology and venture capital executives.
Platts, 40, the chief executive officer of Silicon Valley Bank UK, will be president of SVB Private, which managed $15.9 billion as of Sept. 30, the Santa Clara, California-based company said. She'll relocate to New York from London for her new role, which will involve leading the firm's private banking, wealth planning and trust services.
"There's this massive opportunity with all the wealth creation happening in the innovation economy," Greg Becker, chief executive of SVB, said in an interview. "Despite the headwinds we have right now, there's a lot of wealth creation."
SVB Private specializes in working with wealthy individuals from fields like health care, technology, venture capital, life sciences and private equity. Many of those industries have struggled in 2022 as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates and investors flee the most speculative assets.
Technology companies in the Silicon Valley region, from Meta Platforms to Intel to DoorDash, have been
"The tech industry goes through ups and downs," Becker said. "If you get overly focused on one period of time — one year, two years — you're going to miss out on the long-term trajectory in tech and health care."
David Sabow, who previously was the firm's head of technology and health care banking, will take over for Platts as CEO of Silicon Valley Bank UK.
