Category: People

Napier, the UK-based provider of an AI-enhanced AML and financial crime platform, has hired Kevin O’Neill as chief revenue officer. O’Neill comes to Napier from Fenergo, the client onboarding specialist, having served as global head, asset management and asset servicing, and head of EMEA sales. He has also held senior positions at BNY Mellon and…

AssetMetrix, the Germany-based alternatives specialist in which BNP Paribas has a strategic stake, has hired Margot Ripoll as a business development associate in Luxembourg. She previously worked as a credit analyst at investment bank Bpifrance.

BlockFi, a U.S.-based crypto financial services company, has made two senior appointments. Alexander Grigoryan has joined as the chief technology officer and will oversee all global product development and technology strategy. Prior to BlockFi, Grigoryan led product engineering at Skillz, a mobile games platform, and before that held senior engineering and developer roles at Walmart…

Sionic, a UK-based consultancy firm that is part of the Davies Group, has appointed Matt Davey as a partner within its asset management practice. Davey, who has worked at State Street, J.P. Morgan and HSBC, was most recently head of UK coverage, marketing, & solutions at SGSS.

CSC, the U.S.-based provider of corporate and fund services, has appointed Remko Dieker as managing director of its global financial markets division, overseeing the Netherlands office. He joins from CACEIS. He reports to Jonathan Hanly, managing director, Europe, succeeding Birgitte van den Broek, who is stepping down from her leadership role but will remain as…

Sanne, the UK-listed administrator, has appointed Adam Duncan as head of operations in South Africa. Before joining Sanne, he spent three years as the director for data operations of Burgiss’ South African office, where he was responsible for the overall performance and progression of the team in South Africa. He also spent 13 years at…

Nigel Colgan has returned to the UK after a two-year spell with First Abu Dhabi Bank in Abu Dhabi. Colgan rejoins BNY Mellon, where he has spent the majority of his career, as group manager, programme & project management. The role has responsibility for the governance, oversight, execution and implementation of critical or strategic regulatory…