Ultimus has hired four senior managers. In the public markets solutions sector, Matt Geldhof joins from Citi, and Edward Lund comes in as an SVP, having worked at Gemini Fund Services and NorthStar. In the private markets sector, Gilbert Maddock joins from MUFG, and William Thoma comes in from Northern Trust.
Category: People
Symphony appoints sole CEO
Symphony, the fintech focused on communication and markets technology, has appointed Ben Chrnelich, previously co-CEO alongside Brad Levy, as CEO and president. Levy will transition to an external role and continue to advise the firm’s board of directors.
McNinch makes partner at BBH
BBH has appointed Shawn McNinch as a general partner. Based in Boston, he is global head of investor services business development and head of ETF product servicing. He joined BBH in 2009.
Pirum strengthens origination teams
Pirum, the fintech focused on the securities finance and collateral management sector, has hired Andrew Miller as head of origination, NAM, and Charlie Wallis as director of origination, EMEA. Based in New York, Miller joins Pirum from AccessFintech. Wallis, based in London, joins from LSEG.
Coleman moves to LSEG from State Street
LSEG, the UK-based financial markets infrastructure and data provider, has appointed Chris Coleman as group head of sales and account management. Based in Boston, he reports to David Schwimmer, CEO. He joined from State Street, where he was most recently head of global client coverage.
Struan Malcolm joins BNPP
Struan Malcolm has joined BNP Paribas’ securities services business as head of Nordic sales & client coverage for institutional investors. Malcolm, who is based in Stockholm, spent nearly 12 years at Northern Trust before joining Fundrella in 2023.
State Street hires head of strategic transformation
State Street has hired Mark Wightman as head of strategic transformation, based in the UK. He was most recently at EY.
Legrand promoted at IQ-EQ
IQ-EQ has promoted John Legrand to CEO of EMEA, based in the UK. Legrand, who was previously deputy group CEO, has been at IQ-EQ for over six years, previously spent more than 10 years at BNY.
SEI appoints CPO
SEI has appointed Jeff Benfield as chief product officer, reporting to Zach Womack, chief technology officer, Benfield will lead SEI’s enterprise product strategy, development, and execution. He was previously head of platform strategy and operations for SEI’s asset management business.
U.S. Bank forms new business enablement team
U.S. Bank has formed a new business enablement team within its wealth, corporate, commercial, and institutional banking operations. It is responsible for ensuring alignment, communication and execution of strategic initiatives between operations and internal business lines, while also serving as strategic liaison between WCIBO and external industry stakeholders such as banks, fintech partners and industry…