Following the recent appointment of Clive Bellows and Guy Gibson as co-presidents of asset servicing, Northern Trust has made changes within its asset servicing business. Nick Gilbert has been appointed head of asset servicing, EMEA, a newly expanded role with responsibility for both asset owners and asset managers, aligning the EMEA region’s structure with Northern Trust’s model in North America and Asia-Pacific. Gilbert most recently led global fund services (GFS) in the region.
As part of these changes and following the planned retirement of James Wright, head of asset owners, EMEA, at the end of 2026, Wright’s responsibilities will transition to two senior leaders. Kimberly Evans has been appointed to the newly created role of head of enterprise strategic relationships, where she will focus on bringing together Northern Trust’s full capabilities to deliver integrated solutions for sophisticated, high-value prospect, client, and vendor relationships globally. Evans most recently was Northern Trust’s head of corporate sustainability, inclusion and social impact and previously led its private capital fund services and governmental & sovereign wealth pension and treasury fund businesses in North America.
Ian Hamilton has been appointed head of asset owners, EMEA. He most recently led the asset owners franchise within Europe, having joined in 2016 from State Street.