Vistra, the Asia-based provider of business solutions, has appointed Kim Jenkins as CEO. She succeeds Simon Webster who has served as CEO since 2022. He will leave the company on 4 July, returning to Europe. Jenkins previously served as group CEO of Tricor and, following its merger with Vistra, became COO in 2024.
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Citco expands PM offering
Citco has expanded its private markets offering to include services for U.S. SEC registered entities accepting retail investors. Citco has appointed Chris Shaw to lead the retail alternatives division. He joins from SS&C where he played a key role in the creation of its retail alternatives transfer agency. The expansion will provide services including fund…
BlackRock legend retires
Legend is a word that is much misused and overused, but there should be no doubt that it genuinely applies to Phil Evans who, after 15 years at BlakcRock is to retire. Evans was most recently head of global provider strategy at BlackRock.
BP2S announces leadership transition
Effective 1 January 2026, Claudine Gallagher, currently head human resources officer at BNP Paribas CIB Americas, and previously head of Americas for securities services, will be appointed as head of securities services globally. Patrick Colle will become executive chairman of securities services, in addition to his role as chairman of financial institutions coverage. Gallagher, who…
ZEDRA appoints CEO
ZEDRA has appointed Dean Blackburn as CEO.He joined the business as deputy CEO in 2024, He is based in Jersey.
Gen II hires for UK
Gen II Fund Services, a U.S.-based private capital fund administrator with >USD1trn AuC/A, has appointed Matt Beresford as country head, Jersey and UK, based in Gen II’s Jersey office. He joins from Lloyds Banking Group, where he was recently country head for the Isle of Man at Lloyds Bank International.
Apex appoints COO
Apex has appointed Jeff Weiner as chief operating officer, based in the U.S. His background includes senior roles at institutions including Fiserv, Bank of America, Fannie Mae, Wells Fargo, and most recently, Conduent.
CACEIS hires ETF specialist from BBH
Eamonn O’Callaghan has joined CACEIS as ETF group product manager, based in Ireland. He has 25 years’ experience within the financial services industry, most of which has been working with ETF issuers. He previously held the position of head of European ETF product with Brown Brothers Harriman and prior to this worked with BNY, HSBC…
SimCorp appoints new CCO
SimCorp, the fintech owned by Deutsche Börse, has promoted Dean McIntyre to the role of chief commercial officer. He will continue to report to Oliver Johnson, chief revenue officer. McIntyre joined SimCorp in 2023 as director of strategy and then served as the company’s global head of commercial.
Shah to quit BNY
Akash Shah, chief growth officer and head of growth ventures at BNY, has announced that he is stepping down to pursue new opportunities. He spent seven years at BNY under three different CEOs.