Torstone Technology, a UK-based SaaS platform provider for post-trade securities and derivatives processing and risk management, has appointed Neil Mardon as CFO. He will also join Torstone’s board of directors. Mardon was previously CFO and later COO at Daiwa Capital Markets Europe.
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Citi hires senior manager from Morgan Stanley
Vibhor Singh has joined Citi as head of data products and platforms for the securities services business. He joins from Morgan Stanley, where he led data strategy and execution for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Joe Bonanno, global head of data, digital & innovation, joined from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in 2022.
BNY Mellon appoints HK chief
Francis Giglio has been appointed as Hong Kong chief executive for BNY Mellon. He takes on this role in addition to his responsibilities as global head of relationship management for depositary receipts. He joined BNY Mellon in 2016.
Zodia hires sales head for Europe & MENA
Zodia Custody has appointed Gary Afentakis as head of sales for Europe & MENA. He was previously at Matrixport.
Lucy Cazenove joins HornbyChapman
HornbyChapman, the UK-based asset servicing recruiter, has appointed Lucy Cazenove as a director of the firm, effective immediately. Before taking a career break, Cazenove worked for 10 years at Alexandra International, an executive search firm specialising in the global transaction banking sector, and also spent four years at Arq International.
SGSS hires sales director for France
David Lachkar has joined Société Générale Securities Services as institutional sales director for France. He previously spent nearly 13 years at CACEIS. Based in Paris, he reports to Stéphanie Gaudoux, SGSS head of coverage for France and Continental Europe.
TMF hires global head of cap markets
TMF Group, the Netherlands-based provider of compliance and administrative services, has appointed Cliff Pearce as global head of capital markets. Pearce joins from Intertrust, where he was global head of capital markets services. He reports to Daniel Max, head of global solutions.
Saphyre adds to board
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 hires C.I. MD
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 appoints head of international ops
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…