Following its corporate shake-up in September, Citi’s business units are now undergoing significant change. Under the continued leadership of Okan Pekin, the securities services business has already made some initial moves, with a number of senior management changes that align the unit with the corporate direction and structure. Some notable changes include: a new global…
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BBH appoints Krakow co-heads
BBH has appointed co-heads of its Krakow, Poland office. Tim O’Brien and Rafal Grzech assume responsibility as co-heads and co-chairs of the Krakow ExCo, overseeing the service delivery and systems functions for investor services in Krakow. They replace Haluk Akdemir, who retires after a 29-year career at BBH. O’Brien oversees service delivery for Krakow, whilst…
Vistra appoints Lux country head
Frank Roden has joined Vistra as country head for Luxembourg. Roden spent 22 years at BNP Paribas. He replaces Jervis Smith, who took the post in 2019 after a long career at Citi.
Enfusion appoints COO
Enfusion, the U.S.-based provider of cloud-native SaaS solutions for investment managers, has appointed Neal Pawar as COO. Most recently, Pawar was the COO and later the CEO of Qontigo, a provider of financial intelligence tools and indices for investment managers.
Osman joins BNPP
Ali Osman has joined BNP Paribas as custody product manager and sovereign wealth fund specialist, based in the UK. Osman spent more than 15 years at Citi, most recently as director, global custody product management.
HIGHVERN adds to Jersey funds team
HIGHVERN, the C.I.-based administrator, is expanding its funds team in Jersey with the appointment of two senior managers. Dennis Cruz joins as director, fund accounting in Jersey, whilst Richard Go is appointed director of funds.
TMF hires from State Street
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of business administration services, has appointed Gareth Casement as head of loan administration. Based in Dublin, he will report to Daniel Max, head of global solutions. Casement joins from State Street.
Apex appoints ME SEO
Apex has appointed Matthew Pykstra as senior executive officer of FundRock Middle East. He joined Apex in 2022, following the acquisition of Sanne Group. Pyskstra succeeds Martin Bond, who becomes the regional head of client relationship management in the Middle East.
Northern Trust hires Nordics sales head
Northern Trust has hired Mikkel Mördrup as head of sales, Nordics, based in Stockholm. He joins from ISEC, where he was group CEO. The post has been vacant since Struan Malcolm left earlier this year.
Danloy joins BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas has appointed Sébastien Danloy as global head of sales & relationship management for institutional investors, a newly created role. Based in London, he becomes a permanent member of the securities services management board, reporting to Alvaro Camuñas, head of client development for securities services. Danloy was most recently global head of investor services,…