Tim Champagne

Spear’s Review

Tim Champagne, JP Morgan’s managing director in charge of their operations in Dubai, is a keen observer of Middle Eastern history and the changes he’s observed in his time in contact with the region.

He said, ‘What we’ve seen is a dramatic change in financial acumen, onshore talents and resources. The families themselves are evolving and want to make hay while it rains, so to speak, and diversify away from a regional to a global portfolio, which is probably also a reflection of their evolving personal situations having gone perhaps to the States or the UK for school.’

Seeing clients and managing a team of private bankers covering Kuwait and the UAE, Champagne sees himself as the clients’ champion. He said, ‘My job is essentially to curate a journey for these families as they better understand how to leverage JP Morgan as a whole.’