IDR, the private funds clearinghouse, has appointed Jason Meklinsky as chief revenue officer, based in the U.S. He joins from Suntera. IDR is the investor clearinghouse for private markets, connecting over 53,000 investors with 8,400 funds and 500 managers.
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SimCorp hires from CRD
SimCorp has hired Jason Pietrafitta as head of customer success for Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. He was previously at CRD, a State Street company.
ZEDRA appoints deputy CEO
ZEDRA, the Switzerland-based services provider, has appointed Dean Blackburn as deputy CEO. He joins from JTC, where he began in 2019 as group director to the CEO’s office. He later served as JTC’s chief commercial officer before taking up the group head of institutional client services role in 2022.
Kohli joins Pirum
Pirum, the UK-based fintech focused on securities finance and collateral management, has appointed Amit Kohli as EMEA key account management director. He joins from KPMG, where he helped to build the firm’s capital markets consulting business.
IQ-EQ hires for UAE
IQ-EQ has appointed Joe Ives as commercial director in the UAE. He previously worked at TMF and, briefly, CBD Corporate Services.
Northern Trust makes senior management changes
Northern Trust has announced a number of leadership changes, effective Oct. 1, 2024. Pete Cherecwich, president of asset servicing, will become chief operating officer. In this newly created role, Cherecwich will focus on ensuring operational excellence and resiliency, effective risk management and controls, and scalable growth. Teresa Parker will defer her previously announced retirement and…
Mesh ID hires CRO
Mesh ID, a provider of digital KYC and AML onboarding solutions, has hired Rinse Tulp as chief revenue officer. He is based in Amsterdam.
Next Gate hires CRO
Next Gate Tech, the Luxembourg-based fintech, has appointed Séverine Raymond-Soulier as chief revenue officer. Based in London, she will lead client-facing operations encompassing business development, deployment and customer experience. Her previous roles include head of EMEA and U.S sales at Symphony and head of investing & advisory EMEA at Thomson Reuters.
CAIS hires CTO
CAIS, the U.S.-based provider of an alternative investment platform for independent financial advisors, has appointed Kan Kotecha as chief technology officer. He will lead a team of engineers across the entire CAIS platform with a focus on defining and building a unified operating system that will provide scale and simplification to the entire alternative investment…
ZILO hires COO
A major coup for ZILO, the UK-based fintech focused on TA and the client experience, which has appointed Jon Willis as COO. With 30 years of extensive industry experience across finance and technology sectors, he will report to CEO, Phil Goffin. He joins from HSBC Securities Services, where he was most recently global head of…