Saltgate, the C.I.-based alternatives administrator with USD100bn AuA, has appointed Julia Chapman as a non-executive director. Based in Jersey, she is a solicitor qualified in England and Wales and in Jersey.
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Altum hires from Apex for RE business
Altum Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Sunet Oosthuizen as a client director in its real estate business, based in South Africa. She was briefly at Apex after its acquisition of Sanne, where she spent more than six years.
ZILO adds four to board
ZILO, the UK-based fintech specialising in the global asset and wealth management sectors, has added four new directors to its board: Cuan Coulter from State Street, Pervaiz Panjwani from Citi, Adam Felesky of Portage, and James Devlin from Fidelity International Strategic Ventures. All four companies participated in ZILO’s recent GBP25m (USD32m) funding round.
Suntera appoints Jersey MD
Suntera Global, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Kathryn Wilkinson as managing director of its Jersey office, She will provide leadership and direction to support all activities of Suntera Global’s Jersey operation, the firm’s corporate headquarters. She was previously director of operations in Jersey,
SimCorp hires for prod dev team
SimCorp, the investment management fintech owned by Deutsche Börse, has hired Surika Vosloo as group product manager within its product development division. Based in Australia, she joins from TS Imagine.
JTC hires group head of commercial
JTC, the UK-listed fund and corporate services provider, has appointed Richard Hughes as group head of the commercial office, based in Jersey, C.I. He will lead a team focused on enhancing how the group delivers its services to clients, the development of new propositions, JTC’s strategic partnerships, and the commercial integration of acquisitions. He was…
Gemini hires APAC head
Gemini, the crypto service provider, has appointed Saad Ahmed as head of Asia Pacific. He joins from Grab, where he held executive leadership positions as the regional head of commercial and managing director, merchants.
Gezotis takes COO role at Mercer
Jon Gezotis has joined Mercer as U.S. chief operating officer for its wealth & investments business. Gezotis spent seven years at Citi, most recently as head of fund services for North America and global co-head of middle office. He had previously spent 11 years at J.P. Morgan.
Ripple hires from BNY Mellon
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.
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,…