Universal Investment Group, the European fund services provider, has appointed Francesca McDonagh as its new group CEO. David Blumer, who has been leading the business as the interim group CEO for the past five months, will continue as chairman. She replaces Michael Reinhard, who left in May. McDonagh was most recently COO of Credit Suisse…
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TMF appoints head of China
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of compliance and administrative services, has appointed Lilian Huang as market head of China and Taiwan. She will also serve as a member of the APAC executive committee. Before joining TMF, she held leadership roles at J.P. Morgan, Citi and GE Capital. Huang reports to Shagun Kumar, regional head of…
Vroegop joins BNY Mellon
Simone Vroegop has joined BNY Mellon as EMEA head of investment managers, based in London. She replaces Mark Moor, who is retiring. Vroegop reports to Irene Speridakos, global head of investment managers. She was previously at BBH, where she led strategy for the investor services business, and also spent nearly 15 years at State Street.
ONE opens in U.S.
ONE Group Solutions, the Luxembourg-based fund solutions provider, has established a presence in the U.S Rafael Perez has been appointed as business development lead – Americas, based in New York. In addition, Melanie Hopper, ONE’s group general counsel, has relocated to the U.S.
Oak appoints group CEO
Oak Group, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Kim Sgarlata as group CEO. She previously held the positions of global head of strategic programme development and global head of wholesale transformation at HSBC. She has also worked at Capco, Accenture, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and State Street.
TMF appoints two regional BD heads
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of compliance and administrative services, has appointed Joel Cardenas as head of business development for Latin America, and Ard Crebas as head of business development for North America and the Caribbean. They will both report to TMF’s chief commercial officer, Jan Willem van Drimmelen. Both are internal appointments.
IQ-EQ appoints first Ireland CCO
Paul Griffith has been appointed by IQ-EQ as its first chief commercial officer for Ireland. Prior to joining IQ-EQ in 2021, Griffith was a commercial director with Intertrust Group. He will join the regional leadership team and will manage the regional sales team.
Komainu appoints CTO
Komainu, the C.I.-based digital assets custodian, has appointed Robert Johnson as chief technology officer, based in London. He joins from Coremont, where he was CTO and partner. Komainu, which is backed in part by Nomura, recently received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to register as a custodian wallet provider.
IQ-EQ hires from RBC
IQ-EQ has appointed David Giannone as senior managing director in the business development team in the U.S. He will specialise in private capital, offshore structures and business development. Giannone spent nearly 10 years at RBC Investor Services, most recently as global head of business development. It is understood that RBC IS is winding down its…
Industry legend retires from BNPP
Charley Cock is stepping down as vice chairman of BNP Paribas’ securities services business. Cock started his career at J.P. Morgan as a management trainee in the commercial department of Euroclear in Brussels, and held senior management roles across Europe for both institutions before the BNPP acquisition of J.P. Morgan’s European securities services business in…