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,…
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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.
Pirum hires CRO from Kneip
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.
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.…