U.S. Bank has hired David Kubilus for the newly created role of chief commercial officer for global fund services. Kubilus is based in London and will be responsible for connecting with investment managers about U.S. Bank’s recently launched Luxembourg capabilities. He will also contribute to the strategic development of global fund services in the U.S.…
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BBH appoints Sonobe-san as a general partner
Brown Brothers Harriman has appointed Noriyasu Sonobe as a general partner. Sonobe joined BBH in 2007 and is currently co-office head of BBH Tokyo, as well as head of relationship excellence for investor services in Japan. He is based in Tokyo.
Aztec appoints Dave Griffin as group head of depositary services
Aztec Group has appointed Dave Griffin as group head of depositary services. Based in the UK, he will sit on the Aztec group executive committee, with a group-wide remit across all operational jurisdictions. He joined Aztec in 2013.
State Street appoints Theresa McLaughlin as global CMO
State Street Corporation has appointed Theresa McLaughlin as global chief marketing officer, with responsibility for marketing, branding, creative, communications, media, thought leadership, and events, inter alia. McLaughlin joins from TD Bank Financial Group where she was global chief marketing, customer experience & corporate citizenship officer for the past eight years. Based in Boston, she will…
Sarah Chao joins Intertrust as HK MD
Sarah Chao has joined Intertrust as managing director in Hong Kong. She will take over from James Donnan as he steps into his new role as regional managing director, Asia Pacific. She joins from Madison Pacific Trust in Hong Kong.
Christophe Sieger joins Crestbridge as Lux head of ManCo ops
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Christophe Sieger as director of ManCo operations, Luxembourg. He joins from MLRO in Luxembourg.
Guido Wille to run Clearstream’s Eurobonds business
Clearstream has appointed Guido Wille to head its Eurobonds business. In his new role, he will be responsible for Clearstream’s Eurobonds product group, including network management and market partnerships. Clearstream provides over 14,000 issuers from 130 countries with access to the international Eurobond market. Wille previously ran strategic business development globally, with responsibility for a…
Mirek Gruna joins IQ-EQ as Jersey chief commercial officer
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has appointed Mirek Gruna as its chief commercial officer for Jersey, a newly created role. He joins from Dominion Fiduciary, where he was managing director in Jersey.
Daniel Klier joins Arabesque to run S-Ray
Daniel Klier is to join Arabesque Group as the new CEO of Arabesque S-Ray GmbH and president of the Arabesque Group, effective in June 2021. He will lead the expansion of Arabesque S-Ray’s ESG data, advisory and research services worldwide. He was previously at HSBC, where he was global head of sustainable finance, Arabesque is…
Citi hires two senior regional sales heads from State Street
Citi has made two senior sales appointments in its custody & fund services (CFS) business. Maria Cantillon joins as head of CFS sales for EMEA, a position that has been open since Matthew Bax moved to run the direct custody & clearing business in 2020. She will report to Sanjiv Sawhney, global head of CFS,…