Komainu, the C.I.-based digital asset custodian that is partly backed by Nomura, has appointed Neil Batchelor as global head of partnerships. Batchelor will be responsible for leading partnerships globally, further enhancing existing infrastructure and service provider collaborations, and driving new strategic partnerships across the digital assets and institutional securities servicing ecosystems. He joins Komainu from…
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Gen II appoints European ops head
Gen II Fund Services, the U.S.-based private assets administrator, has appointed Matt Le Noury as head of European operations, based in Guernsey, C.I. He was part of the Crestbridge PERE business that Gen II recently acquired, and has also worked for Citco and Northern Trust.
Apex hires SS&C veteran
Apex has appointed Ken Fullerton as global head of operational transformation, based in New York. He will lead the operational delivery and improvement team focusing on client-driven technology and business process initiatives and improvements. He will also oversee the global service centres. Fullerton previously spent nearly 20 years at SS&C GlobeOp.
Fenergo appoints EMEA MD
Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for KYC, transaction monitoring and client lifecycle management, has appointed Ruth Ormsby as managing director of EMEA, based in London. Ormsby joined from Salesforce, where she served as a senior vice president for the UK and Ireland.
Gen II hires Lux client service head
Gen II Fund Services has appointed Richard Browne as head of client service – Luxembourg. He joins Gen II having most recently served as deputy CEO and head of private asset fund administration at Credit Suisse Fund Services Luxembourg. The appointment follows the recent completion of Gen II’s acquisition of Crestbridge’s private equity and real…
BNY Mellon hires from J.P. Morgan
BNY Mellon has hired Sid Patel from J.P. Morgan as a senior director in the asset servicing business development organisation. Patel, who has also worked at BBH, is based in Boston.
BK appoints Japan country head
BNY Mellon has appointed Kunio Watanabe as Japan country executive and representative for its Tokyo branch. He is responsible for leading the BNY Mellon business in Japan and will be a member of the Asia Pacific Leadership Council. He joins from Nomura, where he most recently held the role of executive chairman of Nomura Holding…
Oak hires MD for Mauritius
Oak Group, a C.I.-based provider of international funds, private client and corporate services, has appointed Zoubeir Khatib as managing director, Mauritius. He previously led the business development unit for Apex in Mauritius and Africa. He replaces Paul Schreibke as he approaches retirement.
Altum hires UK director
Altum Group, a C.I.-based provider of fund and corporate administration solutions, has appointed Clare Hartnell as its new director in London. She joins from Langham Hall where she was head of the UK.
BK hires global custody ops head
BNY Mellon has hired Christopher Summers as global head of custody operations. He joins from J.P. Morgan, where he had a 30-year career.