Pirum, the UK-based fintech focused on the securities finance business, has appointed Jacob Koopmans as chief revenue officer. He will be taking on sales responsibilities from Karl Wyborn, who will be taking some time out of the business. Koopmans was previously chief commercial officer at Kneip.
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Suntera signs Guernsey ops director
Suntera Global, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Sharon McMillan as operations director in Guernsey. She, was previously director of operations at IQ-EQ.
SimCorp hires CMO
SimCorp has appointed Gretchen Garrigues as chief marketing officer. Based in New York, she will be responsible for marketing, branding and communication. Prior to joining SimCorp, Garrigues was founder and global CMO of the Global Growth Marketing Group, a consulting firm.
Altum hires in Lux
Altum Group, the C.I.-based provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions, has appointed Alexandra Fantuz as director for its Luxembourg office. She joins from Global Serve. Altum recently announced plans to acquire the Luxembourg operations of Link Fund Solutions.
SGSS adds to UK client coverage team
In a move to “strengthen its UK client coverage”, Société Générale Securities Services has appointed Richard Davis as sales director and has extended the role of Steve Gutowski, the UK sales director, to cover financial institutions, broker/dealers, and banks. Both are based in London and report to Alessandro Cavallari, head of international sales at SGSS.…
Zodia appoints CFO
Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital assets custodian, has appointed Jonathan Hugh as chief financial officer. He joins from GSR, where he held a similar role.
Ultimus hires from State Street
Ultimus Fund Solutions, the U.S.-based provider of fund administration, accounting, and investor solutions, has hired Steve Scaringe as a senior vice president, business development. In this role, he will focus on providing enterprise-wide service solutions to institutional investment managers. Scaringe has worked for J.P. Morgan and, most recently, State Street.
Parkes joins BNY Mellon
Shaun Parkes has joined BNY Mellon as head of insurance and investment management. Based in London, he reports to Ed Fandrey, head of Global Client Management, and joins the GCM leadership team. Parkes previously held leadership, sales, and product roles over two decades of experience at J.P. Morgan in both Europe and Asia, including his…
Slater to retire from BNY Mellon
James Slater, CEO of BNY Mellon’s corporate trust business, is to retire at the end of September. Slater, who has run the corporate trust business since 2022, was one of the original CIBC executives to join the CIBC Mellon joint venture at its formation in 1996 before moving to BNY Mellon in 2010. He served…
Northern Trust appoints FX chief
Northern Trust has appointed Dane Fannin to lead its global FX business. Fannin, who joined the bank in 2006, will retain his existing responsibilities for the securities finance business. He reports to Guy Gibson, global head of capital markets, banking & treasury services. Fannin replaces Marisa Kurk, who left earlier this year.