Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Chantal Free as CEO. She joins from Capita, where she was CEO of the portfolio division, The CEO position has been vacant since Farah Ballands stepped down after only a year in the job in 2021. Ocorian’s chairman, Frederik van Tuyll, took over her responsibilities.
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Pirum hires CRO from Kneip
Pirum, the UK-based fintech focused on the securities finance business, has appointed Jacob Koopmans as chief revenue officer. He will be taking on sales responsibilities from Karl Wyborn, who will be taking some time out of the business. Koopmans was previously chief commercial officer at Kneip.
Suntera signs Guernsey ops director
Suntera Global, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Sharon McMillan as operations director in Guernsey. She, was previously director of operations at IQ-EQ.
Fenergo signs Arendt
Arendt Services, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has signed a deal with Fenergo, the Ireland-based provider of CLM and KYC/AML services. Arendt Services will leverage Fenergo’s Saas CLM solution for client onboarding and maintenance.
SimCorp hires CMO
SimCorp has appointed Gretchen Garrigues as chief marketing officer. Based in New York, she will be responsible for marketing, branding and communication. Prior to joining SimCorp, Garrigues was founder and global CMO of the Global Growth Marketing Group, a consulting firm.
Altum hires in Lux
Altum Group, the C.I.-based provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions, has appointed Alexandra Fantuz as director for its Luxembourg office. She joins from Global Serve. Altum recently announced plans to acquire the Luxembourg operations of Link Fund Solutions.
TMF expands in Japan
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based administrator, has opened an office in Fukuoka, Japan, its second office in the country. TMF has had a presence in Tokyo for 15 years.
SGSS adds to UK client coverage team
In a move to “strengthen its UK client coverage”, Société Générale Securities Services has appointed Richard Davis as sales director and has extended the role of Steve Gutowski, the UK sales director, to cover financial institutions, broker/dealers, and banks. Both are based in London and report to Alessandro Cavallari, head of international sales at SGSS.…
Zodia appoints CFO
Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital assets custodian, has appointed Jonathan Hugh as chief financial officer. He joins from GSR, where he held a similar role.
Standard Custody partners with GSR
Standard Custody & Trust Company, the regulated limited purpose trust company and qualified custodian owned by PolySign, is working with GSR Markets Limited, a digital asset liquidity provider and trading firm, to support its escrow services. Standard Custody has created an escrow solution that clients can leverage through its collaboration with GSR and other trading…