Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has made two senior appointments to its real assets leadership team. Farhan Ahmed has been appointed as head of real assets in Luxembourg, while Richard Anthony has assumed the role of head of real assets in Jersey. Both are internal appointments.
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Citi refines senior management structure for E&SS
Less than a year after the creation of its equities and securities services business, Citi has decided to refine the senior management structure. There will now be two leaders, a global head of equities and a global head of securities services. The latter will be run by Okan Pekin, covering custody and fund services, direct…
CSC to open in Dublin
CSC, the privately owned U.S.-based provider of alternative fund administration and corporate services, has been licensed by the Central Bank of Ireland to establish a fund services operation in Ireland. Liam McHugh, managing director of fund services for CSC, will head the Dublin office, with a senior management team including David Barry as head of…
Centaur hires Jon Summers to head product in U.S.
Centaur Fund Services, the Ireland-based provider of services to the alternative fund industry, has expanded its U.S. management team with the addition of Jon Summers, who will take on the role of head of product for Centaur Fund Services U.S. Currently based in New Jersey, Summers has over 15 years’ experience in the fund administration…
BP2S promotes two managers for UK&ME O&T roles
Following the appointment of Simon Olenka as head of UK and the Middle East, BNP Paribas Securities Services has made two senior appointments. Mark Daisley is promoted to the role of head of client delivery for the UK, Middle East and ChanneI Islands. He joined BP2S in 2008. Alexandra Derrien is appointed head of IT…
SANNE hires Daryn Kerr as global head of tech change
SANNE, the UK-based provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Daryn Kerr as global head of technology change. He will lead the establishment of SANNE’s enterprise architecture and technology portfolio to reflect and augment the group’s global strategic goals. He will work closely with SANNE’s chief technology officer, Marie Measures, in the…
Apex appoints Valerie Mantot-Groene as head of APAC
Apex Group, the Bermuda-based administrator, has appointed Valerie Mantot-Groene as head of APAC. Based in Singapore, she joins from SANNE and reports to the global head of fund solutions, Srikumar T.E. She replaces Maggie Chan.
U.S. Bank hires seniors for CLO and O&T roles
Two new hires for U.S. Bank. Sean Kelley joins as head of collateralized loan obligation data analytics and research, based in Chicago. Most recently, he built and managed the CLO infrastructure at PPM America, Inc. Darren Hodges comes in to lead the global trust technology and support services custody operations team, based in Milwaukee. Hodges…
SGSS makes two sales appointments in UK
Société Générale Securities Services has appointed Stewart Gladstone as head of segment & solutions for banks and financial intermediaries, and Steve Gutowski as director of sales and relationship management for broker dealers. Based in London, they report locally to Matt Davey, head of coverage, marketing & solutions for SGSS UK, and functionally to Gildas Le…
Lester Owens moves to Wells Fargo from BNY Mellon
Lester Owens is to join Wells Fargo in the newly created role of head of operations. Owens, who joins Wells Fargo in late July 2020, will report to COO Scott Powell and will sit on the company’s operating committee. Owens joined BNY Mellon from J.P. Morgan at the end of 2018 as head of operations.