Sanne, the UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate services, has appointed Natalie Breen as global head of strategic growth. She joins Sanne in London from PwC, where she held the role of global and UK real estate legal leader.
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Aztec adds two managers to Luxembourg real assets team
Aztec Group has strengthened its real assets team in Luxembourg with the appointment of Michele Basilico and Walter Varvara as associate directors. Previously a director and conducting officer for Fuchs Asset Management, Basilico will lead several client relationship teams and have overall responsibility for a portfolio of real estate and infrastructure clients. Varvara, who joins…
Jacques d’Estais to retire from BNP Paribas
After 39 years at BNP Paribas, Jacques d’Estais will retire from the group by the end of 2021. He has stepped down from his role as group deputy COO and head of international financial services to become executive advisor to BNP Paribas general management. For many years d’Estais oversaw the bank’s securities services business, BP2S.
Stephanie Miller joins Lukka as COO
Lukka, a provider of institutional crypto asset software and data services, has appointed Stephanie Miller as COO. In her most recent role, Miller spent three years as CEO of Intertrust N.V., a publicly traded financial services firm based in the Netherlands. Miller has also held senior roles at SS&C Technologies and J.P. Morgan, where she…
Apex hires Debbie Lee as China country head
Apex Group, the Bermuda-based financial services provider, has appointed Debbie Lee as country head, China. Based in Shanghai and reporting to Valerie Mantot-Groene, head of APAC, Lee joins Apex from TMF Group, where she was most recently the market lead for fund services in China. TMF recently hired Derek Chen from Apex as commercial director…
Archer hires two for client experience team
Archer, a U.S.-based service provider to the asset management industry, has expanded its client experience team, adding Sheryl Kushma as VP of relationship management and DJ Polis as AVP, client platform specialist. Kushma joins Archer with more than 20 years of industry experience, having worked at BNY Mellon, 1838 Investment Advisors, SEI and, most recently,…
Northern Trust promotes James Wright to lead IIG EMEA
Northern Trust has named James Wright as head of its institutional investor group (IIG) for EMEA. Wright was previously head of IIG UK, Middle East & Africa. IIG provides services to over 330 clients with collectively USD2.3trn AuC across EMEA. David Wicks, who previously led IIG Europe as part of his European remit, has left…
Renee LaRoche-Morris joins State Street from BNY Mellon
Renee LaRoche-Morris is joining State Street as the chief of staff to the COO, Lou Maiuri. She joins from BNY Mellon, where she has held multiple leadership positions across custody, finance, and investment management groups. Most recently, she was COO for BNY Mellon’s investment management group, with oversight for operations, technology, initiatives, and regulations impacting…
Horseshoe appoints Kathleen Faries as CEO
Horseshoe, the Bermuda-based subsidiary of Artex, has appointed Kathleen Faries as CEO. Based in Bermuda, Faries will work closely with Andre Perez, the founder and current CEO, who will assume the new role of executive chairman. Faries was most recently the head of Tokio Millennium Re AG, Bermuda. Horseshoe is a specialist administrator of insurance-linked…
John Stern to head U.S. Bank’s global corporate trust business
U.S. Bank has appointed John Stern as president of its global corporate trust and custody business. Stern currently leads the team that executes all of U.S. Bank’s treasury functions. Reporting to Gunjan Kedia, head of wealth management & investment services, he succeeds Joseph (Joe) Giordano, who is retiring.