Laurent Marochini has been appointed as CEO of Standard Chartered’s new entity in Luxembourg, which will act as its EU entry point for the provision of crypto and digital asset custody services to EU clients, following implementation of MiCA regulation. Marochini joins from Société Générale where his last held position was head of innovation.
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NT hires for Guernsey
Northern Trust has appointed Nick Leale as MD for its banking operations in Guernsey. He was previously an independent consultant.
Ocorian hires for Dallas
Ocorian, a C.I.-based provider of asset servicing for private markets and corporate and fiduciary administration, has hired Lynne Westbrook as head of fund services in Dallas. Prior to joining Ocorian she was a director in private markets at Aztec.
Equiniti hires Kramer
Equiniti, the UK-based shareholder services business, has appointed Dan Kramer as chief executive to lead its combined global shareholder services division. Kramer and his leadership team will focus on unifying EQ’s current UK and U.S. shareholder services divisions into a single business unit. Kramer will report to the group chief executive officer, Paul Lynam, and…
Waystone appoints ME chief
Waystone, the European provider of specialist services to the global asset management industry, has appointed Nigel Pasea as country head for the Middle East. He joined Waystone in 2021 as part of the acquisition of CCL Compliance, and has been leading the company’s compliance solutions business in the UAE. Waystone currently employs 45 people in…
NT promotes Pickett
Northern Trust has appointed Melanie Pickett as head of asset servicing, Americas, leading its business serving institutional, corporate and asset manager clients in the region. Pickett, who has been head of asset owners Americas since 2022, will continue to oversee product and service delivery to asset owner clients, including pensions, foundations, endowments, insurance companies and…
RBS hires depositary chief
Michael Mekhaeel has joined RBS International as head of depositary services, based in Luxembourg. He was previously at Gen II after spending 17 years at BBH.
NTRS hires from HSBC
Northern Trust has hired Alistair Bentivoglio as global head of enterprise change management, based in the UK. He was previously at HSBC.
Conway joins SimCorp board
Jeff Conway has joined the board of directors at SimCorp, the Deutsche Börse-owned fintech. Conway spent more than 30 years at State Street, where he was a long-standing member of the firm’s management committee and held positions including head of global delivery and business transformation, as well as CEO for EMEA.
CSC builds FCM team
CSC has expanded its newly combined funds and capital markets (FCM) division with the appointments of John Hebert and Venkat Srinivasan. Hebert will extend his current role to incorporate funds, moving from president of global capital markets to become president of the FCM division. Srinivasan has been appointed global head of funds and enterprise capabilities,…