Sanjiv Sawhney has been appointed global CEO of Waystone. He joins from Citi, where he has led global and regional investor services teams for the last 15 years, most recently as global head of client coverage, securities services. Earlier this year, Waystone abruptly parted company with Derek Delaney, CEO, Paul Cahill, COO, and Glen Magee,…
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Gen II appoints group president
Gen II Fund Services, an independent private capital fund administrator with USD1trn AuA, has appointed Bob Caporale as group president. Caporale assumes this role after serving as head of corporate development for the past three years. Gen II is in the process of acquiring the private capital administration business of Crestbridge.
Jaid appoints CXO
Jaid, a provider of AI-as-a-service focused on client service automation, has appointed Lauren Hayes as chief experience officer. She was most recently head of client experience strategy and operations at FIS.
New CRO for BNY Mellon
Hollis Merritt has joined BNY Mellon as chief risk officer for the asset servicing business, and chief risk officer for the UK. She joins from Northern Trust, where she spent 17 years, most recently as chief risk officer for EMEA.
Maddock joins MUFG
Gilbert Maddock has joined MUFG Investor Services as an executive director, business development, based in New York. He previously spent six years at Citi and has also worked for BNY Mellon.
BBH gets new sec lending chief
Brown Brothers Harriman has appointed Sarah Holmes as global head of securities lending. She joined BBH in 1995 and previously worked as chief administrative officer within BBH’s systems and technology division. Tom Poppey has assumed the role of head of product strategy in securities lending. In 2022 Marney McCabe, then co-head of global securities lending,…
Waldron joins BNY Mellon
BNY Mellon has hired one of the superstars of the global investor services business. Christine Waldron is joining as head of fund services, having worked for nearly 25 years at U.S. Bank, most recently as chief product officer for the wealth and investment services business lines. She replaces Alan Flanagan, who has been appointed head…
Fundrella appoints COO
Fundrella AB, the Sweden-based fintech, has appointed Struan Malcolm as chief operating officer. Malcolm was most recently head of Nordic sales for Northern Trust’s asset servicing business. Fundrella is a matchmaker in asset management, allowing professional investors to discover funds that align with their ESG criteria.
Northern Trust appoints HK head of asset servicing
Northern Trust has appointed Aisling Keane as head of asset servicing, Hong Kong. In this newly created role, Keane will lead Northern Trust’s asset servicing business in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, responsible for overseeing the overall strategic direction for the asset servicing business and providing solutions to clients. Keane was most recently head of…
Ocorian (finally) appoints CEO
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Chantal Free as CEO. She joins from Capita, where she was CEO of the portfolio division, The CEO position has been vacant since Farah Ballands stepped down after only a year in the job in 2021. Ocorian’s chairman, Frederik van Tuyll, took over her responsibilities.