Apex has appointed John Davis as managing director, Singapore. Reporting to Valerie Mantot-Groene, regional managing director, APAC, he will be responsible for leading a team of over 100 local staff. He was most recently managing director, Singapore at Mainstream Group, the Australia-based administrator that Apex acquired in 2021.
Category: People
Sal Nayeer joins BNY Mellon
Salmaan (Sal) Nayeer has joined BNY Mellon in Hong Kong to head the front to back middle office product in APAC. He was previously at HSBC, where he was the APAC middle office product manager.
Karsten Illy promoted by Northern Trust
Karsten Illy has been promoted to country head, Switzerland for Northern Trust. He takes over this responsibility from Wim van Ooijen and hands over his COO responsibility for Switzerland to André Debrunner, the current head of fund reporting. Wim van Ooijen maintains responsibility for Switzerland as part of his wider GFS executive role and continues…
GemCap hires senior manager
GemCap, the Ireland-based provider of UCITS ManCo services, has appointed John Stokes as head of investment management and designated person with responsibility for investment management (PCF-39D). Based in Ireland, he reports to Conor Hoey, GemCap’s CEO, and joins the senior management team. Prior to joining GemCap, Stokes was head of investments and designated person with…
Nick Maton leaves Intertrust for fintech
Nick Maton has joined AlphaFX Group, a UK-listed fintech as MD, Luxembourg country head. He joins from Intertrust, where he was Luxembourg country head.
FIS hires State Street digital expert
FIS, the U.S.-based fintech, has appointed Ralph Achkar as head of product strategy for digital assets, currency, and blockchain. He joins from State Street, where he led digital product development for EMEA and ASPAC.
Oak promotes three seniors
Oak Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has made three senior management promotions. Catherine Pigeon, Oak’s group chief risk & compliance officer, has been appointed to the board of directors. Nicola Gott becomes chief commercial officer, responsible for the sales and marketing strategy across the group. John Doublard is promoted to chief technology officer. Oak’s technology team…
Sandie O’Connor joins BNY Mellon’s board
BNY Mellon’s board of directors has elected Sandie O’Connor as an independent director. With the addition of O’Connor, the board will have 13 directors, 12 of whom are independent. O’Connor retired as the chief regulatory affairs officer for JPMorgan Chase, where she set the firm’s regulatory strategy and led engagement with G-20 policymakers. Prior to…
RBC hires new head of client operations
RBC Investor & Treasury Services has hired Paul Burd as managing director, global head of client operations. Burd will be based in Luxembourg, reporting to Francis Jackson, head of RBC I&TS. Most recently, Burd was the COO of Six Digital Exchange. Prior to joining SDX, Burd held a variety of roles at HSBC, Goldman Sachs,…
Sanne hires U.S. bus dev director
Sanne has hired Jim Costello as director, business development for the U.S. He was previously at Financial Recovery Technologies and has also worked at SS&C.