Langham Hall, the UK-based administrator, has appointed four new partners: Tom Chamberlain has been with Langham Hall since 2016. Based in Guernsey, he leads fund administration for a number of key private equity, real estate and debt fund clients. Eddie Lam has been with Langham Hall since 2012. Based in Hong Kong, he leads Asia…
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Ocorian hires from SS&C
Ocorian, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Chris Bickley as business development director (funds). Based in London, he will cover all asset classes in private markets, with a particular focus on renewables and unlisted real estate. He joins from SS&C Technologies where he was a business development manager for private markets, covering private equity, real estate,…
Crestbridge appoints governance director
Crestbridge, the C.I.-based administrator, has appointed Marcelo Gazzi as director, institutional governance services. Governance services includes ManCo, director, client compliance, depository, trustee, Appointed Representative and Operator business units. Gazzi has spent the past 12 years working for HSBC in both the UK and Jersey, where he was most recently wholesale chief administration officer for HSBC’s…
Enfusion appoints new board chair
The board of Enfusion, a U.S.-based provider of cloud-native SaaS solutions for investment managers, has appointed Michael Spellacy as board chair. He replaces Kathleen DeRose, who has been interim chair and remains a board director. Spellacy is currently CEO of Atlas Crest Investment Corporation. He was previously leader of Accenture’s global capital markets practice, where…
Trident Trust appoints European director
Trident Trust, the U.S.-based administrator, has appointed Albert Cilia as European regional director. This is in addition to his current responsibilities as MD of Malta.
HIGHVERN hires CTO from Saltgate
HIGHVERN, the C.I.-based administration services provider, has appointed Tim McBain as group head of technology. Most recently he held a similar position at Saltgate.
Gen II makes senior Lux appointments
Gen II Fund Services, an independent U.S.-based private capital fund administrator with USD900bn AuA, has appointed Christophe Ponticello as Luxembourg country head, and Duncan Christie as COO. Both are internal promotions.
HSBC promotes Villecourt
HSBC has appointed Sophie Villecourt as head of account management, UK, for its markets & securities services business. She moves up from her previous role as sales and business development manager for the insurance sector.
State Street consolidates client & product oversight
State Street has confirmed the creation of two new senior management roles that are designed to consolidate and streamline oversight of the product and client lines globally. Both positions report to Lou Maiuri, president and head of investment services. Jörg Ambrosius is chief commercial officer, responsible for achieving financial and strategic objectives for clients, as…
Securrency hires Chakar as CEO
Securrency, the U.S.-based developer of institutional-grade, blockchain-based financial and regulatory technology, has appointed Nadine Chakar as CEO. Her appointment will allow Dan Doney, Securrency’s founder, who has served as the company’s CEO and lead architect since its inception, to focus on innovation, technology delivery, and commercialisation by continuing to serve as chief technology officer. Most…