Jill Evans has joined TMF, the Netherlands-based private markets administrator, as managing director of consultant relations and business development for North America and the Caribbean. She was previously at Capco, and spent nearly seven years at Citi, most notably as head of consultant relations for the securities services business, as well as acting as an…
Category: People
Nick Emmins RIP
I am saddened to have to report the death of Nick Emmins. Nick worked for BNP Paribas before a seven-year stint at RBC Investor Services, where he led development of its fund trading platform, GFP. After a brief spell at Allfunds Nick carved out a highly successful career as an iNED, working with clients that…
BNPP adds to UK teams
The securities services business of BNP Paribas has appointed Cleyde Hazell as head of client line for institutional investors, UK and Middle East, to support its alternative investments business. Based in London, Hazell will drive the institutional investors client segment strategies covering alternatives, asset owners, asset managers. She rejoins BNP Paribas with over 25 years…
Behan joins FundGuard
FundGuard, the cloud-native investment accounting platform that has been adopted by Citi and State Street, has appointed Simon Behan as chief commercial officer. He has previously held commercial leadership roles at Finbourne, Ocorian, Virtus Partners, Deutsche Bank and BNY.
Broadridge hires Street
Broadridge has appointed Richard Street as head of international sales. Based in London, he will report to Mike Sleightholme, president of Broadridge International. Prior to joining Broadridge, Street was chief revenue officer & head of business development at a portfolio of specialist fintechs, and has also worked at at RBC Investor and Treasury Services, and…
Aztec appoints Sheriff as CRO/COO
Aztec has appointed Akbar Sheriff to its ExCo as chief client success officer and chief operating officer, based in London. He was most recently president and global chief operating officer at Coremont, a provider of cloud-based investment management technology, and previously held roles at McKinsey and State Street.
Aztec hires Timmons
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Margaret Timmons as global client relationship lead, based in New York. Most recently, she was global strategic account manager at the London Stock Exchange Group, where she led global client relationships across asset management, product & data services.
Fenergo appoints COO
Fenergo, the fintech focused on client lifecycle management and financial crime compliance solutions, has appointed Hishaam Caramanli as president and chief operating officer. Reporting to CEO Marc Murphy, Caramanli previously worked at ION Markets, UBS and Morgan Stanley.
SpireBay adds to leadership team
SpireBay Financial, the Ireland-based consulting firm supporting asset managers, service providers and technology clients, has appointed several industry experts to its team across the UK, U.S. and Ireland. Neil Clifford was most recently CEO of Carne’s Irish fund management company. Chip McKernan joins from SEI Investments, where he held multiple senior leadership roles across the…
Saphyre hires from BlackRock
Saphyre, the fintech that automates pre-trade onboarding processes and post-trade data management, has hired Jason Strofs as a senior relationship manager. He has more than 25 years of experience at BlackRock, including roles as managing director, deputy global head of securities lending, and global head of product & business strategy for securities lending,