People Moves: UKEF, RBC, Plenitude and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Samir Parkash (pictured), who becomes UK Export Finance’s interim chief executive officer.
Samir Parkash becomes interim CEO of UK Export Finance
UK Export Finance (UKEF) has appointed Samir Parkash as interim chief executive officer (CEO). He takes over from Louis Taylor who has joined the British Business Bank. Parkash has served as UKEF’s chief risk officer since 2018, and has over 30 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector. He will serve as interim CEO while the appointment process for a permanent CEO is underway.
Royal Bank of Canada announces three senior hires
The Royal Bank of Canada has appointed three new professionals to its senior team, across global credit and equity sales trading. Alex Marinelli joins RBC as director, EUR corporates trader, where he will maintain RBC’s EUR corporate trading franchise. Marinelli brings with him over 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He joins from Barclays and, prior to that JP Morgan, where he previously worked in corporate and financials credit.
Bradley Hill joins as director, corporate hybrids trader. In his new role, Hill will work closely with the corporate team and reinforce RBC’s franchise in corporate hybrids. He joins from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he held senior roles within the credit flow trading team.
Nicole Baker joins as European head, North American equity sales trading for Europe. Prior to RBC, Baker worked at Raymond James in a similar role trading North American equities to UK, Australian, and Continental European clients. The three senior hires will be based in London to continue to strengthen RBC’s capabilities in the region.
Plenitude expands leadership team with Mike Coates
Plenitude has expanded its management team by appointing Mike Coates as its Asia practice lead and senior executive. In the new role, Coates will be responsible for delivering Plenitude’s growth plans across Asia.
He previously held senior roles at Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC Commercial Banking. He will report to Alan Paterson, Plenitude’s managing director.
BlueSnap appoints Anthony Carey to EU board of directors
BlueSnap has appointed Anthony Carey to their EU board of directors. This appointment comes as part of BlueSnap’s commitment to expand its European presence. Coates will join the company’s EU Board to help drive its European strategy and set governance standards within the business.
Carey joins BlueSnap with 30 years’ experience from senior roles at State Street and JP Morgan. He was previously board member and chairperson of the Dublin Funds Industry Association (now Irish Funds). He will work under the direction of Brian Gaynor, European chief executive officer at BlueSnap.
Joseph Miller joins Pegasus Enterprise Solutions
Pegasus Enterprise Solutions has appointed Joseph Miller to lead the development of Pegasus ES’ MarketsIO EventStream Platform. Previously, Miller was a senior technical specialist at Thomson Reuters and Refinitiv. He will work closely with chief technology officer Bob Bonaguro and chief product officer Brian Stephens.
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