Sanne, the UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate administration services, has appointed Keith Miller as the global head of private debt. Based in London, he will be responsible for building the private debt and loan agency product offering. Miller joins from Global Loan Agency Services Limited and Nomura International Plc. Sanne’s private debt business…
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State Street hires James Day as global head of prod dev for sec finance
State Street has appointed James Day as global head of product development for securities finance. Based in London, he will be responsible for delivering new products, managing regulatory change and providing business solutions. He will report to Martin Tell, global head of securities finance. He was most recently head of securities finance in EMEA at…
BP2S appoints Akshay Thakurdesai as head of India
BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Akshay Thakurdesai as head of India. BP2S in India offers asset servicing as well as third-party clearing and settlement services for local financial institutions. The bank also acts as a local custodian to foreign investors investing in the country. Thakurdesai, who joined the bank in 2006, was previously COO…
BNY Mellon hires Robin Vince from Goldman Sachs as CEO of global market infrastructure
BNY Mellon has appointed Robin Vince as a vice chair and CEO of global market infrastructure. Vince will report to Todd Gibbons, CEO of BNY Mellon, and will join BNY Mellon’s ExCo. He will have oversight of BNY Mellon’s clearance and collateral management, treasury services, markets and Pershing businesses. He joins from Goldman Sachs, where…
Mark Friend joins Cooper Wood
Mark Friend, the former COO of Premier Asset Management, has become an independent senior associate of the recently launched UK consultancy partnership, Cooper Wood & Associates.
Milestone hires Marian Azer to head Asia Pacific
Milestone Group, the fund industry fintech firm, has hired Marian Azer as managing director for Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. Reporting to London-based CEO Paul Roberts, Azer will have overall responsibility for market engagement, client success and go-to-market strategy across APAC, with particular emphasis on the Australian and New Zealand markets. Most recently, she was…
Crestbridge hires Aaron Bird for business PE development role
Crestbridge, a provider of private equity and real estate administration solutions, has appointed Aaron Bird as associate director of business development. Based in Jersey, Bird is responsible for growth, client acquisition and business development, focusing on mid-cap fund managers in the global private equity and venture capital space. Bird was previously an independent consultant.
Arcesium opens UK office, hires Chris Barrow to head European bus dev
Arcesium LLC, the U.S.-based financial technology and professional services firm, has opened an office in London. Chris Barrow has been appointed as the head of business development for Europe, based in the new London office. He was head of ENSO Financial Analytics in Europe, and has also worked at BBH and HSBC.
State Street makes board appointments in Saudi Arabia
State Street Saudi Arabia Financial Solutions, a subsidiary of State Street, has appointed Haifa Al Khaifi as chairperson of the board, and Rasha Saleh to the board of directors. Al Khaifi serves as the chief financial officer of Oman’s leading oil and gas exploration and production company, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO). Saleh was most recently…
Carne Group appoints John Herlihy as non-executive chairman
Carne Group, the Ireland-based fund services provider, has appointed John Herlihy as non-executive chairman of its board of directors. Herlihy has previously held roles at Google, First Data, Oracle and Adobe.