Nick Sylvester has joined Metaco, the Swiss-based digital assets service provider, as global head of partnerships. He was previously global partner director at LSEG.
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SEBA Bank hires APAC CEO
SEBA Bank, the Swiss-based crypto bank, has appointed Amy Yu as CEO of its APAC division. Yu will initially be located in Singapore. SEBA Bank recently opened a Hong Kong office. She previously worked at Genesis as APAC head of sales. Prior to her move into the digital assets space, Yu supported the development of…
Crestbridge appoints U.S. tax director
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based alternatives administrator, has appointed Anthony Yabut as director of tax in the U.S. He is responsible for leading the development of tax services for U.S. clients, including tax compliance, planning services and consulting on fund formations. He will be based in the New Jersey office, which Crestbridge opened in 2020. Yabut was…
Copper hires from LSEG
Ben Lorente has joined Copper.co, the UK-based digital assets service provider, as head of alliances and partnerships. He previously spent more than five years at LSEG, most recently as global head of strategic partnerships.
Ocorian hires head of global funds for Lux
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Peter Corry as head of global funds, Luxembourg. He joins from IQ-EQ where he spent the last three years as country delivery director for its Luxembourg operations. Prior to this, he was managing director of State Street’s private equity and real estate fund administration business in Luxembourg.
New chair at CIBC Mellon
Roman Dubczak, deputy chair of CIBC Capital Markets, has been named chair of the board of directors for both CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services Company and CIBC Mellon Trust Company. He replaces Dan Smith, who steps down as chair of both boards. Dubczak is responsible for senior client relationships and strategy at CIBC Capital Markets.…
Pirum appoints new chair
Pirum, the UK-based fintech, has appointed Neal Anderson as chair. He was most recently CEO at Wood Mackenzie, the research and data & analytics provider to the global energy and commodities industries. After eight years as chair, Donal Smith will continue to work with the business in an NED/board advisory capacity. Founded in 2000 to…
Metaco hires IBM seniors
Metaco, the Switzerland-based provider of digital asset custody and orchestration technology, has made two senior executive appointments. Peter DeMeo, former global head of digital asset infrastructure at IBM, joins as chief product officer, overseeing the product suite as well as establishing the company’s digital asset advisory practice. Angel Nunez Mencias, former IBM lead architect, joins…
BNY Mellon appoints Caroline Butler as CEO of digital assets
BNY Mellon has appointed Caroline Butler as CEO of digital assets. Butler joined BNY Mellon in 2020 as global head of custody after nearly two decades at J.P. Morgan. As the CEO of digital assets, she will continue to report to Roman Regelman, CEO of securities services and digital. As CEO of custody services, she…
Crestbridge adds to RE team
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based alternatives administrator, has appointed Tawanda Mberi as an associate director within its real estate funds team. With almost 15 years’ experience in international financial services, Mberi has worked at a number of firms in both the C.I. and Zimbabwe. Most recently, he worked at Alter Domus where he oversaw a portfolio of…