Angelia Schmidt has been appointed as the new Head of the Global Financial Sponsors Team in UBS's Global Wealth Management division, starting on November 18.

She will be based in New York and will report to Benjamin Cavalli in Zurich and Jason Chandler in the U.S. Schmidt's main focus will be on strengthening relationships with asset managers on the UBS platform and improving collaboration with internal partners.

With over 25 years of experience in capital markets, Schmidt joined UBS in 2017 and made significant progress in the public finance business. Before UBS, she spent more than 19 years at J.P. Morgan, where she was a senior underwriter in the municipal finance team and led the distribution of taxable structured products. Schmidt's extensive background demonstrates her strong client focus and comprehensive approach to risk management, making her well-suited to lead the team in its strategic initiatives.