Category: People

TMF Group, a Netherlands-based professional services firm, has appointed Albert Porta as head of business development for the APAC region. Porta has worked for TMF Group in Hong Kong for six years, latterly as head of business development in Singapore, Australasia and Malaysia, a role he will retain in addition to his new regional responsibilities.…

Apex-owned European Depositary Bank has appointed Robert Steele and Jean-François Thils to its executive management board. They join EDB CEO David Claus and managing director Holger Barth as members of the bank’s executive management board. David Rhydderch, previously a member of the board, is stepping down and becoming a member of the board of directors…

ID-Pal, the UK-based identity verification provider, has named Sara West as the company’s new commercial director. West joins from W2 Global Data, where she served as chief commercial officer since 2017 and as a member of its executive board of directors in 2019.

Further changes at HSBC’s securities business, where Sébastien Danloy continues to lead as interim global head of securities services. Rafael Moral, regional head of securities services of Asia-Pacific & MENAT, will expand his remit as global head of country management for securities services. Brendan Matthews, US country head and Americas COO for securities services, will…

Max Chuard, CEO of Temenos, the Switzerland-based fintech provider that owns Multifonds, is to step down after 20 years of service. A search to identify a new CEO is under way, with the board of directors considering both internal and external candidates. Andreas Andreades, executive chairman, will assume duties as acting CEO whilst a new…

Centralis, the Luxembourg-based corporate and fund services provider, has appointed Dermot Caden as its CFO. Caden has served as CFO for several private equity-backed businesses in the financial services and business services industries. Most recently, he was CFO for KB Associates, an Ireland-based ManCo that was acquired by Waystone in 2022.