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Deutsche Bank hires Kerrison to lead group technology infrastructure

Deutsche Bank has hired Tony Kerrison to become head of group technology infrastructure and head of technology, data and innovation for the Americas, effective May 1, 2024. He will be based in New York and report to Bernd Leukert, chief technology, data and innovation officer and member of the management board. In his regional role, he will report to Stefan Simon, chief administrative officer and head of Americas.

Kerrison will lead the newly established group technology infrastructure function and oversee the performance and improvement of the bank’s hardware, software, networks, datacenters, and storage. This includes enabling developers to focus on coding by accelerating the bank’s hybrid cloud strategy and automating the administration and controls needed to power applications.

Kerrison joins from Bank of America, where he was most recently CTO and led core technology infrastructure. In this role, he was responsible for the strategy, architecture, engineering and operations for technology infrastructure globally across all businesses.

Liu returns as Capco’s Canadian capital markets lead

Technology and management consultancy Capco has appointed Jennifer Liu as a new partner, heading its Canadian capital markets practice, based in Toronto.

Liu has more 20 years’ experience in financial services, spanning risk management, regulatory compliance, business and product development, new market entries, and operational efficiency. She previously led Capco’s Canadian capital markets practice between 2011 and 2016, driving business development and providing advisory services for major banks in North America.

Before her return to Capco, she was CEO and founder of Kennebrook, a Toronto-based business and technology consulting firm. Prior to that role, she was an associate partner in financial services advisory at EY and a financial risk management and capital markets practice lead at KPMG.

Acworth joins Encompass corporation as CISO

Encompass Corporation, a provider of real-time, digital know-your-customer (KYC) profiles, has appointed Neil Acworth as its new chief information security officer as part of its effort to deliver elevated information security processes to global banks.

He will oversee Encompass’ information security team and promote best practices in fighting financial crime and contributing to business growth.

Acworth joins with decades of experience in the technology space, including holding senior positions such as chief technical officer and chief information officer and various roles within regtech organizations.

Gresham Technologies expands US team

Gresham Technologies, a provider of real-time data integrity and control solutions, has expanded its senior North American team with the appointment of Michele MacLeod as global sales director.

MacLeod has an extensive career working with financial services organizations. Her experiences include technology consulting and project leadership at JP Morgan Chase, the New York Stock Exchange (Nyse), Morgan Stanley, AIG and Fiserv.

Some of her experience includes helping migrate Nyse to the Mahwah Liquidity Center and enabling global banks’ electronic trading teams to measure tick-to-trade order flow in nanoseconds. Most recently, she worked on revenue acquisition and global expansion at Corvil, a data analytics company focused on low-latency trading environments.

TradingHub appoints CFO, global head of sales and relationship management

Trade surveillance software provider TradingHub has appointed Stephen Bergin as CFO and Shayne Ganeson as global head of sales and relationship management. The company’s expanded senior executive bench will support TradingHub’s growth of its tools for detecting complex forms of market abuse and follows year-on-year annual recurring revenue growth of 30%.

Bergin has served as TradingHub’s head of finance since 2021. Over that time, he has spearheaded financial management strategy, innovation, and growth throughout the organization, culminating in an increase of more than 80% in annual recurring revenue. Prior to joining TradingHub, Bergin held financial leadership positions at Thomson Reuters, London Stock Exchange Group, and Sega.

Joining TradingHub in 2020, Ganeson previously served as the company’s North American market head. A CFA charter holder, Ganeson has front-office and cross-product experience across the fixed-income, FX and equity markets, having previously held roles at Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley.

Opoku joins Tradeweb board of directors

Tradeweb has announced the appointment of Lisa Opoku to its board of directors.

Opoku brings nearly 30 years of finance and legal experience to the board, most recently serving as global head of the Goldman Sachs Partner Family Office in the firm’s asset management and wealth management division until October 2023. In this role, she led the firm’s wealth management offerings for current and retired Goldman Sachs partners, managing directors and alumni.

Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 2003, Opoku was a partner at Richards Spears Kibbe & Orbe.

BNP Paribas Securities Services appoints Brazilian head of securities services

BNP Paribas Securities Services has announced the appointment of Maria Luiza Gregorio Paiva as the new head of securities services for Brazil, effective immediately.

In her role, Paiva will oversee securities services activity in the country and continue to deepen relationships with new and existing clients.

Her career in securities services spans more than 20 years, including 16 years in the securities services division at Citibank, where she was most recently managing director and head of sales for Latin America. She has also held leadership roles at Citibank in custody and fund services, global custody, and direct custody and clearing for the Latin American region.

Before Citibank, she was part of a relationship management team at the Brazilian Stock Exchange.

Calastone appoints Parsons as CTO, Belding as chief architect

Global funds network Calastone has appointed Nick Parsons as CTO, responsible for technology operations, as well as product strategy and development.

He has more than 30 years of experience in the IT and asset management industry, and is specialized in financial sector solutions for fund managers, wealth managers, and administrators.

Before joining Calastone, Parsons held various C-level leadership roles at Bravura Solutions, including CTO, COO and CEO. Prior to joining Bravura Solutions, Parsons was the CTO for DST Global Solutions (now part of SS&C).

To continue driving market adoption of new digital investment vehicles, Calastone has also appointed Adam Belding as chief architect, who will be responsible for leading Calastone’s Digital Investments program and collaborating with clients to enable new tokenized investment models.

BNY Mellon invests in fixed-income and equities sales, trading franchises

Bank of New York Mellon made two senior hires within its fixed-income and equities sales and trading businesses.

Bianca Gould joins as Emea head of fixed income and equities, based in London. She was previously at RBC Capital Markets, where she was co-head of equities electronic sales and trading.

Kathleen Kinsella joins as head of US fixed-income sales, based in New York. She was most recently head of US and Latin America fixed-income sales at CIBC.

In addition to these hires, BNY recently launched Nexen Markets, a new digital, direct-to-custody trading solution for clients’ investment and cash management needs. The digital platform is designed to enable clients to place equity, ETF and US Treasury orders directly from their custody accounts.

Former bank exec joins BMLL as NED and investor

BMLL, a provider of Levels 3, 2 and 1 historical data and analytics across global equity, ETFs and futures markets, appointed Niall Cameron as a non-executive director to support the strategic development of the business. At the same time, Cameron joins BMLL’s group of investors.

Cameron has worked for HSBC, IHS Markit and ABN Amro in many executive and non-executive roles. In 2020, he co-founded Fintech Connex, which focuses on helping companies scale up.

He previously served as global head of digital markets (Emea/Mena) at HSBC, progressing to the role of global head of digital for the commercial and institutional client base, where he implemented a large-scale digital transformation project over several years. 

Prior to HSBC, Cameron was an executive committee member at IHS Markit, where he served as global co-head of equities, indices, commodities, risk management and economics. He started his career as a trader and then syndicate manager at firms including Merrill Lynch, rising to global head of traded markets at ABN Amro in the early 2000s.

Zodia Custody names Hong Kong CEO to grow regional digital assets adoption

Institutional crypto custodian Zodia has appointed Kal Chan to be Hong Kong CEO.

In his new role, Chan will spearhead the firm’s growth in Hong Kong, one of the key markets for Zodia Custody. His main ambition is to drive digital asset adoption in the region by offering institutions technology, risk management, compliance, and governance.

Chan joins the business from Aquanow, where he led its Asia-Pacific business development effort in the region. Prior to that, Chan worked in senior roles across both traditional and decentralized finance, including the Intercontinental Exchange and Cboe Global Markets, with his latest roles focusing on digital asset solutions and their growth in Asia-Pacific.

Finastra hires chief technology innovation officer

Finastra has appointed Mike Stawchansky to the role of senior vice president and chief technology innovation officer. He will work in the office of the CEO and be responsible for Finastra’s customer technology and innovation initiatives.

Reporting to CEO Simon Paris, Stawchansky will oversee the customer technology senior leadership team, championing operational excellence in this space. He will drive the company’s customer technology and generative AI initiatives.

Stawchansky joins Finastra from Collibra, a privately held data intelligence platform, where he was senior vice president of platform and production engineering. His career spans more than 25 years and also includes senior roles at Salesforce and WebMD.

Mulholland joins RBC as director of leveraged credit sales

Royal Bank of Canada has recruited Michael Mulholland for the role of director of leveraged credit sales, based in London. He will report to Joseph Sayers, pan-European head of high-yield and loan sales.

In this new role, Mulholland will be responsible for leading coverage for some of RBC’s most prominent UK client accounts, with a particular focus on high-yield credit and leveraged loans. He will collaborate with internal partners in global investment banking, private capital and alternate finance, US leveraged credit and capital markets, and RBC’s European credit trading franchise to expand and enhance client coverage and deliver superior service for stakeholders.

Mulholland joins from UBS, where he was part of the leveraged credit sales team for 11 years. Prior to that, he spent time at Numen Capital and Icap.