Sberbank has made several appointments to its private banking department. Julia Petrova has been named head of lifestyle, where she will analyse client needs, develop strategy and widen the product offering. She was previously managing director of private banking at Nomos Bank. Alexei Dolgikh and Igor Prokhaev join as vice-presidents and group heads. They previously worked as sales managers at the equity division of Troika Dialog's global markets department. They will develop business with Sberbank and Troika Dialog's joint client base and attempt to attract new business.