UMB Fund Services has hired James Curry as key account manager, distribution services. In his role, Curry will focus on fund distribution services for clients, under the direction of Karen Fay Luedtke, director of distribution services. Curry is based in the Denver metropolitan area. Prior to joining UMB, he was a key account consultant for…
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Aztec makes senior appointments in private debt
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has made two senior appointments to its private debt leadership team. James Vella-Bamber has been promoted to group head of private debt, based in Luxembourg, while Peter Brown joins as head of private debt in Luxembourg. Prior to joining Aztec, Brown was at RBS, where he led funds banking activities…
Jean Devambez joins MFEX as group COO
MFEX, the independent fund distribution platform, has appointed Jean Devambez as group COO. He joins from BNP Paribas Securities Services where he spent the last 12 years, most recently as global head of innovation and new business model development.
Citi appoints Matthew Bax as global head of direct custody & clearing
Citi has appointed Matthew Bax as global head of direct custody and clearing (DCC). He will continue to be based in London, reporting to Okan Pekin, global head of securities services. Bax was previously head of sales for EMEA custody & fund services.
Apex hires Jean-Daniel Zandona as Lux sales director
Apex Group, the Bermuda-based administrator, has appointed Jean-Daniel Zandona as sales director, based in Luxembourg. He reports to Aman Bahel, European head of sales. Zandona will be responsible for continuing to grow the group’s offering in Luxembourg, which has over 600 employees and is the home of the group’s digital banking and onboarding business and…
IQ-EQ hires Jeff Kelly as Cayman country delivery director
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has appointed Jeff Kelly as the new country delivery director for the Cayman Islands. He is responsible for overseeing client service delivery within the Cayman office. He joins from Berman Fisher.
SANNE hires Katy Hodgetts as director in Guernsey
SANNE, the UK-based global provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Katy Hodgetts as director in its Guernsey office. She joins from BNP Paribas where she had a portfolio of clients managing private equity, debt and real estate assets across a broad variety of fund structures.
Ocorian hires Melville Rodrigues as senior consultant
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Melville Rodrigues as senior consultant to its fund services team. He joins from Charles Russell Speechlys, a UK law firm.
JTC hires two senior managers for new Dublin office
JTC, the C.I.-based independent administrator, has appointed Ronan Reilly as managing director and Imran Khan as director of the company’s new Dublin office. Reilly was previously at Law Debenture, whilst Khan was global head of operations for private capital services at RBC.
Intertrust hires Derek Ramage as head of fund ops in Lux
Intertrust, the Netherlands-based provider of corporate and fund solutions, has appointed Derek Ramage as head of fund operations. He will be based in Luxembourg. Ramage will have responsibility for client service and expanding the company’s Luxembourg-based private capital fund business. He will also have responsibility for the day to day running of fund operations, including fund accounting,…