Apex has appointed Alice Read as country head, Jersey. She will report to James Burke, regional head of Northern Europe and Channel Islands. Read joined Apex in 2021 as commercial director. She previously held roles with Intertrust as director of corporate services, Jersey and managing director, Dubai.
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Waystone appoints new CRO
Waystone, the Ireland-based service provider to the investment management industry, has appointed Des Johnson as global chief revenue officer. Johnson, who is based in the U.S., was previously CEO for The Americas at Centaur, which Waystone recently acquired. Johnson joined Centaur in 2017 after a long career at Citi and a brief spell at SS&C.
Jaid adds top talent to board
Kelly Mathieson has joined Jaid’s board of directors. UK-based Jaid is an Al-powered automation platform that extracts critical data from all company and client communications across all channels. It analyses and organises the data into meaningful, actionable insights and integrates with existing systems and workflows. Mathieson spent 26 years at J.P. Morgan in a variety…
ID-Pal appoints chair
ID-Pal, the UK-based identity verification provider, has appointed Tim Murphy as the new independent chair of its board of directors. An early investor in ID-Pal, Murphy has sat on the board as a non-executive member since 2017 and his current position is principal director at Guacamole Partners Limited, an M&A advisory firm. The appointment comes…
Socium hires CRO from Apex
Socium Fund Services, the U.S.-based administrator which is owned by C.I.-based Suntera Global, has appointed Jason Meklinsky as chief revenue and strategy officer. He will oversee the business development, client services and product development teams in the U.S. and Cayman offices. Most recently, Meklinsky served as head of business development, hedge funds, private equity, real…
EFA hires from Swedbank for Nordic coverage
EFA, the Luxembourg-based administrator owned by Universal Investment, has hired Pia Kumlin as head of the Nordic region, based in Stockholm. She will lead the existing team with the objective of strengthening client relationships, further developing not only Sweden but the broader Nordic market. Prior to joining EFA, Kumlin was chief product owner at Swedbank.…
Nick Sylvester joins Metaco
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.
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.