Category: People

Saphyre, the pre- and post-trade fintech platform, has appointed FinTech AI CEO, Wolfgang Koester, to its board of directors. Koester was the former chief evangelist & global head of financial institutions at Kyriba and, prior to that, CEO and co-founder of FiREapps.

Vistra, the Asia-based fund and corporate services provider, has appointed Jonathan Ferrara as managing director for the Channel Islands. He will have full responsibility for the leadership and strategic development of Vistra’s C.I. offices, which provide real estate and private equity services as well as wealth management solutions. Ferrara has held senior roles at Bank…

BNY Mellon has expanded the brief of Francis Braeckevelt as head of international operations, adding LatAm to his existing responsibility for EMEA and APAC. He reports to Richard Gordon, the recently appointed global head of operations. Braeckevelt, who is based in Singapore, will be replaced as Singapore chief executive by Winnie Chen, who takes on…

Hazeltree, the U.S.-based provider of treasury and liquidity management solutions for the alternative asset management industry, has appointed Richard Winter as chief technology officer. He joins from Finastra (formerly MISYS), where he was head of technology global services. Prior to Finastra, he spent more than 14 years at Capgemini Financial Services UK. Winter will report…

Société Générale has announced major changes at the senior management level. David Abitbol, who has led SGSS since 2019, is appointed head of global transaction & payment services, effective July 1, 2023, replacing Alexandre Maymat, who becomes head of group inspection & audit. Arnaud Jacquemin is appointed head of securities services, replacing David Abitbol. His…

Karolina Belwal has joined Citi’s securities services business as the new global head of strategy and product development for data, digital and innovation. She will be responsible for driving the broader data, digital and innovation strategic portfolio and executing on the target-state vision. She joins from health-tech startup, Phoebe, where she was chief product officer.…

BNP Paribas has appointed Pauline Bernard as regional head of France & Belgium for its securities services business. She succeeds Pierre Jond, following his decision to pursue new opportunities outside the bank. Bernard was head of sales for institutional investors for Continental Europe, in addition to her role as head of client development for France…

Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) has appointed Valeria Dal Corso as CEO and country head of its Italy business. She replaces Roberto Pecora, who was recently appointed CEO of Euronext Clearing. Dal Corso has been with SGSS for more than 17 years, and is currently deputy general manager.