Category: People

HIGHVERN, the C.I.-based private wealth, fund and corporate administration provider, has appointed Tim McBain as group head of technology. He will oversee the implementation and integration of technology across the group’s offices, located in Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, Switzerland the UK. McBain joins from Saltgate.

Following the recent changes in senior management, which saw Richard Godfrey depart and Sébastien Danloy installed as interim global head of securities services, HSBC’s securities services business is moving away from its sector structure and streamlining its governance framework. At the management level, the changes cover: Product: Suvir Loomba, previously head of direct custody &…

Apex has appointed Felix Edgren as regional head of corporate product – Nordics. Based in Sweden and reporting to HP van Asselt, global head of corporate products & growth, Edgren will be responsible for leading the delivery and growth of Apex’s corporate services, business services and capital markets services in the Nordic region, as well…

Fenergo, the Ireland-based compliance solutions provider, has hired Tracy Moore as director of strategy for the Americas. Moore will oversee the development and execution of business strategy across Fenergo’s operations in North America, including those in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Moore joins Fenergo with over 25 years of experience in investment banking, covering…

BNY Mellon has appointed Emily Portney as CEO of Asset Servicing, its largest business unit, effective Feb. 1, 2023. She will report to Roman Regelman, CEO of Securities Services and Digital, and continue as a member of the ExCo. Portney will also lead the company’s client commercialisation efforts, responsible for driving improved commercial margin outcomes…

Ocorian, the C.I.-based provider of services to financial institutions, asset managers, corporates, high net worth individuals, and family offices, has appointed Ben Hill and Yegor Lanovenko as co-heads of global funds Hill will focus on Ocorian’s fund clients and Lanovenko will concentrate on the fund services product and operating model. Hill is currently MD of…

Jörg Günther has joined Viridium, a specialist in the management of life insurance portfolios, as chief technology officer. He was previously with Citi, where he was global head of securities services technology, joining in 2019 from Northern Trust, where he was CTO for EMEA and chief information officer for its Corporate & Institutional Services business