Maxime de Guillebon has joined Ripple, the crypto payments service, after just six months at BNY Mellon. He is based in Switzerland, the home base of Metaco, which Ripple acquired in 2023. He was CEO of Zodia Custody before joining BNY Mellon as head of digital asset product.
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State Street appoints UK head
State Street has appointed Michael Eldridge as UK country head and State Street Bank & Trust London branch manager. Reporting to Cuan Coulter, Eldridge will oversee all aspects of State Street’s business in the UK and the execution of the firm’s strategy across product deployment, client relationships, risk and compliance, employee development and community engagement,…
Sharman leaves CACEIS
Pat Sharman has left CACEIS. Sharman, who spent almost 30 years at HSBC, was most recently country head for the UK, having joined CACEIS after its acquisition of KAS BANK.
Crestbridge hires RE director
Crestbridge, the UK-based administrator, has appointed Craig Leitch as director, real estate services. Based in Jersey, C.I., he will be responsible for the management of a portfolio of complex corporate real estate clients. He joins from TMF. Crestbridge’s PE/RE businesses are in the process of being acquired by Gen II Fund Services.
Fenergo hires CCO from Salesforce
Fenergo, the Ireland-based provider of digital solutions for KYC, transaction monitoring and CLM, has appointed Andrew Brandman as chief customer officer. Based in New York, he will oversee all post-sale functions from client onboarding to software implementation, adoption and customer success. He joins Fenergo from Salesforce, where he was chief customer officer of financial services. He…
JTC makes senior changes in Jersey
JTC, the C.I.-based administrator, has made senior management changes in Jersey. Kenny Rae takes over from Paul Weir as managing director – Jersey. Weir, who held the position for three years, will move to a new strategic role within JTC’s group risk and compliance team. Rae, who has been with JTC for more than 17…
Aztec appoints RE head
Aztec Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Claire Stapleton as group head of real assets. Based in Kilkenny, Ireland, she joins from BNY Mellon, where she was global head of real estate accounting. Prior to that, she was head of the Kilkenny real assets & private equity team at State Street International (Ireland) Limited. Her…
Arteria AI hires from BNY Mellon
Arteria AI, a fintech specialising in enterprise documentation infrastructure, has hired Kay Hayre as a strategic account director. Hayre joins Arteria AI from BNY Mellon, where she was head of business development for UK and Ireland in the asset servicing and digital division. Based in London, Hayre will be responsible for driving new business, with…
Banks takes global role for BNPP
David Banks has been appointed global head of depository & fiduciary solutions for the securities services business of BNP Paribas, based in Paris. Banks joined BNP Paribas in 2019 and was previously acting head of the securities services business in Australia & New Zealand.
Broadridge hires GTO chief for Canada
Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Chad Alderson as general manager, global technology & operations, Canada. He succeeds Karin Yorfido, who was recently appointed president of Broadridge Canada. Alderson joins from TD Bank Group, where he was vice president, end to end customer journeys and strategy and enablement.