Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Northern Trust has appointed Sheldon Woldt to the newly created role of head of the Middle East.
Woldt is responsible for the continued growth of its business in the region. He will be working with Europe, Middle East and Africa regional management, and drawing on Northern Trust’s asset servicing, asset management and wealth management expertise to serve institutional asset owners, asset managers and family office clients. He will re-locate from Chicago to Abu Dhabi, reporting to Penelope Biggs, head of the institutional investor group, EMEA. Locally, he will work closely with Michael Slater, head of the Abu Dhabi office, and Kais Abbas, head of investment business development.
Woldt has been with Northern Trust since 1983 during which time he has worked with a range of Middle East clients across a number of sectors. -Business Wire
Monday, May 14, 2012
Northern Trust Corporation has appointed Steve David as country head – Luxembourg. He has been based in Northern Trust’s Luxembourg office since joining the organisation in 2004.
In his new role, David will be responsible for leading and managing the continued expansion of the organisation’s specialist fund servicing and custody operations in Luxembourg, which serves clients around the world. He replaces Ian Baillie, and will report to Toby Glaysher, head of Northern Trust’s global fund services activities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Most recently, David was managing director of the Luxembourg management company. -Business Wire
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Northern Trust Corporation has named Daniel F. Lindley to the London-based role of managing director, global family & private investment offices group — EMEA and APAC, effective July 1, 2012.
In his new role, Lindley will manage the expansion of Northern Trust’s business with family and private investment offices in Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific Region, and will have operational oversight of the group’s activities in London and Guernsey. He will report to J. Jeffery Kauffman, chief executive officer, global family & private investment offices.
Lindley currently serves as president of The Northern Trust Company of Delaware, a position he has held since 2005. -Business Wire
Friday, April 13, 2012
Northern Trust Corporation has named Michele Havens as personal financial services (PFS) president of the Los Angeles region, including offices in Westwood and downtown Los Angeles, effective June 15, 2012. Havens succeeds Susan Mallory, newly appointed global banking practice executive.
Havens currently serves as PFS president of the Seattle region.
Dino De Vita was appointed as the new PFS president of Seattle, also effective June 15, 2012. She replaces Havens.
De Vita leads the private client services segment and is currently based in Chicago.
In their new roles, Havens and De Vita will be responsible for managing financial consulting, investment management, trust and estate planning, as well as private and business banking across their regions. They will both report to PFS West Region chief executive officer Steve Bell. -Business Wire
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Northern Trust Alternatives Group has named Anthony Zanolla as head of portfolio management.
As head of the newly created portfolio management team, Zanolla will be responsible for portfolio construction and management within the group, working with clients to create customized hedge fund solutions and managing the alpha, diversified and equity long/short funds.
Zanolla, who has been with Northern Trust since 2005, had previously been a senior portfolio manager. -Infovest21 News
Northern Trust Corporation has named Tony Lissuzzo as director of hedge fund research, where he is responsible for hedge fund research team portfolio construction and manager evaluation.
Lissuzzo had been at Lakeview Investment Management where he managed a concentrated portfolio of activist hedge funds. -Infovest21 News
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Northern Trust Corporation announced that it has appointed Belinda Burgess as head of the Nordic region.
Burgess, who is based in Stockholm, replaces Madeleine Senior who has been appointed as head of sales for Northern Trust’s asset servicing business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
In her new role, Burgess is responsible for managing the growth and development of Northern Trust’s business activities across Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. She reports to Penelope Biggs, head of the institutional investor group for EMEA, and will work closely with John Krieg, managing director of Northern Trust’s asset management business in EMEA.
Burgess joined Northern Trust in 2005 and was most recently a senior executive within Northern Trust’s Global Fund Services business.
In her new role, Senior will report to Wilson Leech, CEO for Northern Trust in EMEA.
Senior was appointed to lead Northern Trust’s development in the Nordic region when it opened a branch office in Stockholm, in September 2009. -Business Wire
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced that it has appointed Struan Malcolm as head of asset servicing sales for Northern Trust in the Nordics.
In his new role Malcolm, who will be based in Stockholm, will be responsible for identifying opportunities to market Northern Trust’s asset servicing solutions to a diverse client base including insurance companies, pension funds, charities and fund managers across Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway.
Malcolm joins Northern Trust from Nomura where he was most recently senior transition manager responsible for the Nordic region. Prior to this, he worked at Northern Trust in various roles across the areas of custody, transition management, fund administration and asset management. -Business Wire
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced that Dave Sauvarin has been appointed managing director of its Jersey office. He replaces Paul Guilbert, who has been appointed as head of private equity in Guernsey.
In his role, Sauvarin is responsible for managing Northern Trust’s Jersey office, which provides specialist services and expertise for a range of traditional and alternative assets including real estate, private equity, infrastructure funds, hedge and fund of hedge funds administration.
Sauvarin was most recently head of Northern Trust’s UK listed real estate administration team in Guernsey. -Business Wire
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced the appointment of Katherine Ellis Nixon as chief investment officer for personal financial services.
As chief investment officer, Nixon will guide the management of assets and oversee portfolio managers at Northern Trust’s personal financial services offices. She is also responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the firm’s private client investment business and the continued evolution of Northern Trust’s investment platform and offerings.
Nixon joined Northern Trust in 2004 as a senior portfolio manager and became chief investment officer for the Northeast region in 2005. Prior to joining Northern Trust, she worked at U.S. Trust for 18 years in several investment-related capacities, including managing director and division manager in the wealth management division in New York. She also served on U.S. Trust’s portfolio policy committee and private equity investment committee. -Business Wire
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced that Robert P. Morgan has been named managing director, to lead the new Northern Trust alternatives group, formed to develop and manage all alternative investment products, including hedge and private equity funds of funds, for institutional and personal clients.
Morgan is previously director of private equity. He has more than 20 years of financial industry experience and has invested in private equity funds covering the buyout, venture capital, real estate and international markets. -Business Wire
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced that it has appointed Joanie Stringer as managing director. She will be based in the newly opened Washington, D.C. office.
Stringer’s will focus on managing the expansion of Northern Trust’s integrated wealth management business in Washington, D.C., leading a team of skilled professionals and sourcing new business relationships. -Business Wire
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Bill Kincaid has joined Northern Trust Corporation to lead transition management sales, distribution, and relationship management in North America. He will report to Grant Johnsey, head of transition management North America.
Kate Lander has taken a similar role for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions. She will report to Simon Hutchinson, head of transition management for those regions.
Prior to joining Northern Trust, Kincaid spent over 20 years in the institutional brokerage, asset management and asset servicing industry, and recently was part of the transition management sales team at BNY ConvergEx.
Lander has been at Northern Trust for six years, most recently as the head of fixed income trading for global securities lending in London. -Business Wire
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation has added to its international asset management team with the appointment of Kais Abbas as head of investment business development for the Middle East.
Abbas reports to John Krieg, Northern Trust, managing director of asset management in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Consistent with the firm’s regional team focus and structure, Abbas is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and supported by central teams in London and Chicago. -Hedgeweek
Friday, September 9, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced that it has made two key appointments to lead the development of its expanded asset management capabilities in Hong Kong.
Patrick Dwyer has been appointed senior portfolio manager in the global index equity team.
Dwyer will be responsible for the management of international index portfolios. He transferred from Northern Trust’s Chicago office in March and has been involved in setting up the portfolio management capability and hiring.
Craig Annakin joins Northern Trust as head of Asian dealing.
Anakin will be responsible for setting up the new Asian dealing desk. He joined Northern Trust in May from Deutsche Asset Management. -Business Wire
Friday, September 2, 2011
Northern Trust announced that Rohan Singh will become managing director for Northern Trust in Australia and New Zealand.
Singh replaces Paul Cutts who will assume the role of country head for the Channel Islands, based in Guernsey. He replaces long time Northern Trust executive Vic Holmes.
The transition for both roles will take effect on 1 November 2011.
Since joining Northern Trust in 2007 Singh has been head of sales for Northern Trust’s asset servicing business in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, based in Singapore. He will relocate to Melbourne in October and will report to Teresa Parker, chief executive officer for APAC.
As the new country head for the Channel Islands, responsible for Northern Trust’s businesses in Jersey and Guernsey, Cutts will report functionally to Peter Cherecwich, head of global fund services, and regionally to Wilson Leech, chief executive officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). -Asia Pulse
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced that Jason Tyler will be named head of corporate strategy and market development. He replaces Caroline Devlin.
Tyler, who will join Northern Trust on September 6, is currently senior vice president, director of research operations, and a member of the investment committee at Ariel Investments in Chicago. He will report to Northern Trust chairman and chief executive officer Frederick H. Waddell.
Devlin, who will move to the personal financial services (PFS) business unit, will guide the refinement of PFS strategic goals, including plans to build upon the unit’s international wealth management business. She will report to PFS president Jana Schreuder. -Business Wire
Friday, June 24, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced that Joanie Stringer has been appointed managing director of the Washington D.C. office.
In her new role, Stringer will lead the expansion of personal financial services in this new market. She will be responsible for the overall strategy and direction of personal financial services in Washington D.C., and will focus on developing a strong team, sourcing new business and building the Northern Trust brand.
Throughout her career, Stringer has led a series of successful office openings for Northern Trust, both in the United States and abroad. Prior to being appointed managing director of personal financial services in Washington D.C., she was the managing director of the Stamford, Connecticut, PFS team. She previously served as the head of business development for the Nordic region of Europe for Northern Trust’s corporate and institutional services. She began her career in the Northern Trust GOLD Program working in equity and fixed income research, quantitative management and the Northern Funds family of mutual funds at corporate headquarters in Chicago. -Business Wire
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced the appointment of John F. Hoffman as president of its New York personal financial services business.
Hoffman will manage all aspects of Northern Trust’s New York personal financial services business, including client service and new client development. He reports to Northeast Region president and chief executive officer Jeff Kauffman.
Hoffman joined Northern Trust in 2003 when the firm opened its New York office. -Business Wire
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced that 30-year veteran Clive Bellows has joined as country head, Ireland. He will be based in Northern Trust’s Dublin office.
Bellows will be responsible for leading the company’s Irish operations. He will also play a key role in ensuring the smooth integration of Bank of Ireland Securities Services, which Northern Trust announced it intended to acquire in late February this year.
Bellows joins Northern Trust from JP Morgan where he was most recently managing director, responsible for EMEA asset managers and hedge funds. -Business Wire
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced that it has strengthened its investment operations outsourcing, fund administration and accounting capabilities in Australasia with two senior appointments.
Nadia Ivanova has assumed the newly-created role of head of global fund services for Australasia and Vicki Martyn joins Northern Trust as a senior relationship manager.
Ivanova is a 17-year veteran of fund services at Northern Trust, with a record of building strong operations and client service teams in Europe and the United States. Prior to Australia, she was based in London and led the Northern Trust global fund Administration operation for EMEA and Asia-Pacific. She leads a growing group of professionals supporting investment operations outsourcing, fund administration, accounting and tax services for both local and global investment managers.
Martyn joins Northern Trust with more than 20 years of industry experience. She brings extensive fund administration, custody and relationship management expertise having previously served in a variety of senior management positions in the local market place. -Business Wire
Friday, May 13, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced that it has appointed Laurence Everitt as head of global fund services UK.
In his new role Everitt is responsible for managing the day to day operations of global fund services in the UK.
Everitt, who has over 20 years of experience in financial services, joins Northern Trust from Capita Group where he was the managing director for the asset servicing business and reports to Toby Glaysher, head of global fund services Europe. -Business Wire
Monday, February 14, 2011
Northern Trust Corporation announced that it has appointed Kristina Ilar as investment sales director for Northern Trust Global Investments.
Ilar, who is based in Northern Trust’s Stockholm office, will support NTGI’s business development opportunities across the Nordic region, offering asset management products and solutions to corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, charities, central banks and other eligible professional investors across the region.
Ilar was previously director – client relationship management/business development with UBS Asset Management and executive director head of Nordic institutional sales with Morgan Stanley Investment Management. -Business Wire
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Northern Trust Corporation announced that it has appointed Peter Cherecwich as head of global fund services (GFS).
Cherecwich, who is based in Chicago, replaces Wilson Leech, who has been named CEO for Northern Trust’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa region.
In addition to his new role leading the GFS group, Cherecwich will maintain his responsibilities as chief operating officer for Northern Trust’s corporate & institutional services division.
Toby Glaysher has been named head of GFS for Ireland, Luxembourg and the UK.
Jennifer Driscoll has been appointed head of GFS for the Asia-Pacific region in addition to COO for GFS.
Dan Houlihan will assume responsibility for the Americas.
All have experience working with Northern Trust’s GFS clients, across the globe. -Business Wire
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Northern Trust Corporation announced that it has appointed Wilson Leech as CEO for its Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, based in London.
In his new role, Leech is responsible for overseeing all of Northern Trust’s businesses in EMEA which provide asset servicing and asset management solutions and services to institutional and ultra-high net worth clients across the region. He succeeds Biff Bowman, who will assume the position of head of Americas for the corporate & institutional services. Bowman replaces Lee Selander.
Leech, who was previously head of Northern Trust’s global fund services group, joined Northern Trust in 2004, to head the company’s global fund services business.
Bowman, who was appointed CEO in 2008, will now return to Chicago. He has worked at Northern Trust for 25 years, holding various positions across the globe. -Business Wire
Friday, September 3, 2010
Northern Trust Corporation announced new positions in its global fund services (GFS) business.
Paul Fahey has been appointed director of global product management and development. Fahey joins from the investor services unit of State Street Bank & Trust Company in Boston where he was global product manager.
Marc Mallett has been appointed global head of client conversions, investment operations outsourcing.
Fiona Horsewill has been appointed global head of PMO/architecture strategy. Horsewill joins from Lehman Brothers where she was head of investment management operations for Europe, Middle East and Asia.
Mark Herraman has been appointed head of investment operations outsourcing client service, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. Herraman joins from Henderson Global Investors where he was director of third party administration.
In addition, Northern Trust recently expanded its GFS team in North America with Matthew Ward being named head of fund administration-North America. Ward will oversee fund accounting and related services. -Business Wire
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Northern Trust Corporation has appointed Wim van Ooijen as country head for The Netherlands. He succeeds Eric Pouwels, who has been named director of strategic development for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Van Ooijen is responsible for all asset servicing business development, sales and client activities across the Netherlands and will also serve as the primary contact for the regulators.
Van Ooijen, who joined the company in 2004, was previously head of Northern Trust’s Dutch relationship management team. -Hedgeweek
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Northern Trust announced that Pamela Yuen has joined as North Asian sales director for its corporate & institutional services business unit. Based in the Hong Kong office, Ms. Yuen will be responsible for business development in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Korea. She comes to Northern Trust with more than 15 years experience in asset servicing, most recently as head of relationship management, Asia-Pacific for HSBC.
As the senior executive responsible for expanding and developing business in the North Asia region, Ms. Yuen reports to Rohan Singh, head of asset servicing sales in Asia Pacific.
Since 2006, Ms. Yuen has been at HSBC, as deputy head of sales for Asia-Pacific and then head of relationship management, Asia Pacific, where she led business development in China. -Business Wire
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Northern Trust announced that William Mak has been appointed Singapore country manager and head of South East Asia region.
As the senior executive responsible for the coordination of all business activities in the South East Asia region, Mr. Mak reports to Teresa A. Parker, chief executive officer of the Asia Pacific Region for Northern Trust, who is also based in Singapore.
Mr. Mak comes to Northern Trust with more than two decades of experience in the financial services industry in Singapore, most recently as managing director for Bank of New York Mellon Asset Management in the region. Before joining Northern Trust, he was managing director South East Asia for Bank of New York Mellon Asset Management in Singapore since 2008. -Business Wire
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Northern Trust announced that Penelope Biggs has been appointed as head of the trust’s institutional investor group for Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA), replacing Peter Holman, who has been named chief administrative officer for EMEA.
In her new role, Biggs will lead client servicing and sales, consulting and marketing for the institutional investor group, which provides asset servicing solutions to institutional investors, such as pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies.
Biggs, who joined the trust in 1996, was most recently head of business development, marketing, product and strategy for the trust’s asset servicing business in EMEA. She also chairs the trust’s Retirement Solutions Practice, an advisory group dedicated to helping institutions navigate the complexities of the global retirement market.
In his newly created role, Holman will oversee the trust’s EMEA product team as well as the investment risk and analytical services group.
Holman has over 25 years of industry experience and joined the trust in 1995. -Business Week
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Northern Trust announced that Kurt Koehler has joined the company as senior vice president and senior personal trust relationship manager.
Koehler will be responsible for providing customized trust and estate planning services to the high net worth community. He reports to Joanie Stringer, managing director of Northern Trust’s personal financial services in Connecticut.
Koehler has more than 10 years of experience in trust and estate planning. Previously, he served as senior vice president and market trust director for U.S. Trust, Bank of America where he advised families in multi-generational estate and tax planning and trust administration. -PR Newswire
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Northern Trust announced that David McPhillips has been named director of consultant relations for the corporate & institutional services business unit in North America.
In this role, McPhillips will work closely with client service, sales, product development and operations teams to manage the asset servicing unit’s interaction with North American consultants.
McPhillips comes to the consultant relations position from the transition management team at Northern Trust Global Investments. He is based in Chicago and reports to Jon Dunham, director of North America asset servicing sales.
McPhillips has more than a dozen years of experience in financial services, most recently as a transition management strategist. He began his career at Northern Trust as a regional manager for the investment management liaison group. -PR Newswire
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Northern Trust announced that financial services industry veteran Lyle Logan will lead a new global financial institutions group which will leverage Northern Trust’s global presence to strengthen relationships with the world’s largest financial institutions in order to maximize business growth and revenue opportunities in the segment.
As leader of the global effort, Logan will coordinate with Northern Trust regional heads, country leaders and product management and business unit partners to identify current business and financial relationships that can be developed for the benefit of Northern Trust and its institutional and personal clients. -PR Newswire
Monday, December 21, 2009
Northern Trust Corporation announced that Richard K. Barnett has been named chief investment officer of the company’s personal financial services in the Western region. In this role, Barnett is responsible for managing investment policy, asset allocation, portfolio construction and client service in client portfolios for the Western region of Northern Trust. He is a member of Northern Trust’s global investment policy committee, and reports to Steven R. Bell, chairman and chief executive officer of the Western region.
Barnett joined Northern Trust in 2002 and served as senior portfolio manager for the foundation and institutional advisory services group. Prior to joining Northern Trust, he was vice president and director of equities at City National Investment Advisers. -Business Week
Friday, December 18, 2009
Northern Trust announced that David Blowers has been named president and chief executive officer for the company’s personal financial services business in the Midwest region.
In his new role, Blowers will oversee all wealth management operations in the company’s Midwest offices. He reports to personal financial services president Sherry Barrat.
Blowers was previously president of personal financial services in Illinois, a role he held since 2003, serving the complex needs of affluent individuals, families and business owners. -PR Newswire
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Northern Trust announced that Fifi Ting has been named head of sales and client service for the firm’s asset management arm, Northern Trust Global Investments, in the Asia-Pacific-ex Japan region.
In this role, Ms. Ting will build NTGI’s presence and position Northern Trust’s capabilities to large, sophisticated institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, central banks, national pension funds and government entities in the region. -PR Newswire
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Northern Trust has named Richard Barnett as the new chief investment officer of its personal financial services in the western region.
In the role, Mr. Barnett is responsible for managing investment policy, asset allocation, portfolio construction and client service for client portfolios for the western region of Northern Trust. He is a member of Northern Trust’s global investment policy committee, and reports to Steven Bell, chairman and CEO of the western region.
Mr. Barnett joined Northern Trust in 2002 and served as senior portfolio manager for the foundation and institutional advisory services group. In 2007, he took on additional responsibilities as senior investment officer for the Los Angeles region.
Prior to joining Northern Trust, Mr. Barnett was vice president and director of equities at City National Investment Advisors, and before that held senior positions with SSI Investment Management and Leland O’Brien Rubinstein Associates. -Datamonitor NewsWire
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Northern Trust announced that it has appointed Joanne C. Stringer, CFA, as managing director of its personal financial services business in Connecticut.
Stringer will oversee regional wealth management services including investment management, financial planning, fiduciary services and private banking for individuals and institutions. -PR Newswire
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Northern Trust announced that it has named Sheldon Anderson as regional chief executive officer. Anderson will report to Sherry Barrat, president of Northern Trust’s personal financial services business unit.
Anderson, the Miami-Dade county president, will assume responsibility for the company’s personal financial services business in the Southeast region, including Florida and Georgia.
Anderson succeeds William L. Morrison as head of the Southeast region.
Morrison, who had served as co-president of personal financial services based in Miami, was recently named Northern Trust chief financial officer and will relocate to the company’s headquarters in Chicago. -PR Newswire
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Northern Trust Corporation announced that Steven L. Fradkin, executive vice president and chief financial officer since 2004, has been named president of Northern Trust’s corporate & institutional services business unit (C & IS).
William L. Morrison, executive vice president and co-president of personal financial services since 2003, will assume Mr. Fradkin’s role as chief financial officer.
Sherry Barrat, president, Northern Trust personal financial services, will assume Bill Morrison’s current responsibilities.
Fradkin, Morrison and Barrat will continue to report to president and chief executive officer Frederick H. Waddell.
Timothy J. Theriault is stepping down as C & IS president to pursue interests outside of the financial services sector. -PR Newswire
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Northern Trust Corporation announced that Teresa A. Parker has been appointed chief executive officer of the Asia-Pacific region, replacing Gregg D. Behrens, who will retire on November 30, 2009. Based in Singapore, Ms. Parker will be responsible for all business activity in Northern Trust’s Asia-Pacific offices, located in Bangalore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Singapore and Tokyo.
Ms. Parker, who joined Northern Trust in 1982, has held leadership positions in global custody operations including serving as the head of worldwide asset servicing, securities lending and chief operating officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Ms. Parker comes to the Asia-Pacific region from Northern Trust’s London office, where she has held leadership roles over the past 15 years, most recently as executive vice president and head of client servicing for Europe, Middle East and Africa.