Pirum, the fintech focused on the securities finance and collateral management sector, has appointed Ben Challice as CEO. Challice re-joined Pirum last year as president & chief of strategy from J.P. Morgan, where he led its trading services business globally.
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TMF hires O&T director
TMF Group, a Netherlands-based provider of fund and corporate services, has appointed Ramesh Ketti as the global operations and technology director of fund services and capital markets. based in Dubai. He was most recently deputy global head of closed-end operations for Apex.
Apex hires new CFO
Apex has appointed Kimberly DeTrask as CFO and Maxwell Johnston as chief business officer (CBO). DeTrask joins from State Street, where she has served for over 12 years, most recently as treasurer. Before joining State Street, she spent more than 14 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, where she worked in the risk…
Sonata One hires senior manager
Sonata One, the private funds clearinghouse, has appointed Nikhil Ashra as senior commercial development director, based in New York. He has previously worked at iCapital and Canoe Intelligence. Sonata One connects more than 53,000 investors with 6,500 funds and 180 fund managers globally.
Alter Domus appoints CCO
Alter Domus has appointed Isabel Gomez Vidal as chief commercial officer. She will join the group executive board. Gomez Vidal joins from Dun & Bradstreet, where she served as chief revenue officer. The appointment follows the recent hiring of Charlotte Hogg as CEO.
SimCorp appoints new CEO
SimCorp, the fintech subsidiary of Deutsche Börse AG, has appointed Peter Sanderson as CEO. Sanderson was group chief executive officer for GAM Investments from 2019 to 2024, Prior to that, he spent a decade at BlackRock Investment Management. Sanderson replaces Georg Hetrodt as CEO, who retires after 27 years with the company at year-end.
Turner joins BNY
Ed Turner has joined BNY as global product head for registered funds, ETFs, and insurance accounting, based in the UK. He was previously at HSBC.
Ocorian adds to London funds team
Ocorian, the C.I.based asset servicing provider for private markets and corporate and fiduciary administration, has recruited Craig Rowland as commercial director as it continues to strengthen its funds team in London. His most recent role was chief revenue officer at Cleveland & Co and, before that, was director of business development at Maitland.
AccessFintech appoints new CEO
AccessFintech, the data network driving capital optimisation and greater operational capacity, has appointed Sarah Shenton as CEO, effective immediately. Shenton was most recently, head of the Value Accelerator at Goldman Sachs’ alternative assets business, Shenton led Goldman Sachs’ Series A investment in the company and served as a board director from 2018 to 2025. She…
Gen II hires in Europe
Gen II Fund Services, the U.S.-based private capital fund administrator, has appointed Ben Mardon as head of real assets, Europe, based in London. He has joined from Citco. In 2024 Gen II acquired Crestbridge, a UK-based private capital fund administrator.