Aztec Group has appointed Sam Metland as its new head of product and propositions. He joins from Citco, where he held roles including head of private equity product and, most recently, head of solutions engineering. Prior to this, he held senior product and strategy roles at J.P. Morgan and Brown Brothers Harriman.
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Pirum appoints chairman
Pirum, the fintech focused on securities finance automation and collateral management, has appointed Richard Bentley as non-executive director and chairman of the Pirum board of directors. His most recent roles include chief product and engineering officer at Adenza (formerly Calypso and AxiomSL, now part of Nasdaq Inc). This follows the recent appointment of Ben Challice…
Northern Trust hires Jess Donohue
Northern Trust has hired Jessica Donohue as head of product management for asset servicing. Based in Boston, she reports directly to Teresa Parker, asset servicing president. Before taking a break from the industry, Donohue was at State Street, latterly as global head of the asset owner segment.
Waystone adds to real assets team
Waystone, the European provider of fund administration services, has made two senior hires for its real assets business. Jamie Dean has joined as managing director – business development, UK, and Clive Short joins as managing director – business development, Luxembourg.
CIBC Mellon appoints CIO
CIBC Mellon has appointed Alastair Angus as chief information officer. In this role, he will lead the company’s technology, data, and AI strategies. Prior to joining CIBC Mellon, he held leadership positions at Canada Pension Plan Investments, where he directed the firm’s technology delivery in support of its growth toward CAD1trn AuM.
Ultimus hires senior management duo
Ultimus Fund Solutions has hired John Lehner as president, Ultimus Public Fund Solutions, and Jay Martin as president, Ultimus Private Fund Solutions, Jim Cass will transition to vice chairman of Ultimus, having previously served as president, Ultimus Private Fund Solutions. All three roles report to CEO Gary Tenkman. Martin was most recently president, investment services,…
Ocorian hires U.S. commercial director
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Azuolas Gedutis as U.S. commercial director. Based in New York, he will focus on clients and new business in the U.S. and Cayman Islands, He joins from SS&C.
Gen II hires for Lux
Gen II Fund Services, an independent provider of private assets fund administration, has appointed Besmira Uruçi as executive director in its Luxembourg office.
Next Gate appoints chairman
Next Gate Tech, a Luxembourg-based fintech, has appointed Enrique Sacau as chair of the board. He was most recently CEO, Europe, of FNZ Group, and previously served as group CEO of Kneip.
Swift hires chief product officer
Swift has appointed Thomas Delaet as chief product officer. Delaet joins from McKinsey & Company,