Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Girisanthan (Giri) Kathiravelu as head of client accounting, based in the UK. He will lead the team supporting Crestbridge’s alternative asset manager client base across a broad range of reporting and regulatory areas, including accounting and investor reporting. He joins from IQ-EQ.
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Northern Trust makes senior management changes
Northern Trust is making some senior management changes across its asset servicing business. James Wright, who joined in 2016 from J.P. Morgan, is promoted to head the institutional investors group across EMEA, based in the UK. In the U.S., Peter Sanchez, who has run the hedge fund services business in North America since 2011, is…
IQ-EQ hires Wendy Piergolam as U.S. head of client development
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has hired Wendy Piergolam as head of client development for the U.S., a newly created position. In her new role, Piergolam will operate primarily under the banner of IQ-EQ subsidiary brand, Blue River, which became part of the group following its acquisition earlier this year. Blue River is a provider of…
Citi appoints Justin Burman to lead fund services in Australia
Citi has appointed Justin Burman as Australia product head for fund services. The appointment comes as Citi continues to transition clients from RBC, following a client transfer agreement finalised in March 2020. Burman has worked at BNP Paribas and, most recently, at RBC.
State Street adds to collateral management team
State Street has appointed Staffan Ahlner as global head of Collateral+, a part of the funding and collateral solutions group. Ahlner, who previously led BNY Mellon‘s global collateral management business, will manage State Street’s Collateral + team to build on the company’s core collateral management capabilities and develop future collateral management solutions. Ahlner will report…
Alter Domus appoints Tim Houghton as COO
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based solutions provider for the alternative investment industry, has appointed Tim Houghton as chief operating officer and a member of the group executive board. Previously, he was Alter Domus’ head of core products and group operations. Houghton joined in 2018 following the acquisition of Cortland Capital Market Services, of which he was…
Stephanie Miller steps down as CEO of Intertrust
Stephanie Miller is stepping down as CEO and as a member of the management board and the executive committee at Intertrust, the Netherlands-based provider of corporate and fund solutions. The supervisory board has nominated Shankar Iyer as CEO. Miller spent three years at Intertrust, setting a new strategic direction and growth plan, including a vision…
Crestbridge hires Raul Ramos to head Jersey PE fund accounting
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Raul Ramos as associate director and head of private equity fund accounting – Jersey. He joins from Intertrust, where he led the accounting service team and various large-scale projects in the Jersey office, as well as acting as director to Jersey companies and unregulated funds.
Greg Knapp rejoins Opus Fund Services
Greg Knapp has rejoined Opus Fund Services, a U.S.-based fund administrator, as VP, business development. He was previously with Opus from 2009-2015 and, after living in San Francisco for over 20 years, has recently relocated to Austin. He joins from Theorem Fund Services.
State Street hires Christian Bongiovanni as EMEA insurance segment head
State Street has appointed Christian Bongiovanni as the regional segment head for insurance in EMEA. Based in Milan, Bongiovanni is responsible for advancing the end-to-end service proposition for the firm’s insurance clients. He reports to Akhil Jain, global head of insurance, and Jörg Ambrosius, head of EMEA. Bongiovanni joins from The Boston Consulting Group, where…