Jeff Alexander has joined Northern Trust as president and CEO of The Northern Trust Company, Canada, and principal officer of the affiliated The Northern Trust Company, Canada Branch, based in Toronto. Alexander reports to Melanie Pickett, head of asset servicing, Americas and, as a director, to the board of directors of The Northern Trust Company, Canada.
He was most recently part of the executive leadership team at TELUS Health, a global pension and benefits consultancy, where he was the national custody practice lead and national growth lead. Prior to this, Alexander held senior executive positions in client servicing, marketing, and sales at CIBC Mellon and Montreal Trust Company of Canada. He succeeds Katie Pries, who has led Northern Trust in Canada since 2020 and will take on a newly created global role focused on Northern Trust’s anti-money laundering processes.