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BNP Paribas Securities Services Appoints Head of Americas Region
Claudine Gallagher, head of Americas region, BNP Paribas Securities Services
BNP Paribas Securities Services, which tallies over $9 trillion in assets under custody, reports the appointment of Claudine Gallagher as head of its Americas region, in addition to her existing mandate as head of securities services North America.
“In this expanded role, Gallagher assumes responsibility for driving growth across the entire Americas region, including the execution of global segment and product strategies,” BNP Paribas says in a statement.
In addition:
— Alvaro Camuñas, previously head of BNP Paribas Securities Services’ development in Latin America, has been appointed global head of sales and global relationship management; and
— Andrea Cattáneo and Claudia Calderón – the country heads of Brazil and Colombia, respectively – will join the regional executive board, reporting directly to Gallagher.
Fidessa Hires from Citi for U.S. Product Marketing Position
Chris Monnery, U.S. head of product marketing for electronic execution, Fidessa
London Stock Exchange-listed Fidessa Group plc reports the appointment of New York-based Chris Monnery as new U.S. head of product marketing for electronic execution. He reports to David Polen, global head of electronic execution.
Monnery joins from Citi, where most recently he ran North American futures electronic trading, Fidessa says in a statement. “Prior to this he was at Morgan Stanley, and so brings experience spanning prime services across equities and derivatives. His focus at Fidessa is on defining product strategy and client delivery,” officials say.
BNY Mellon Names Sang Don Ji as Korea Country Executive
BNY Mellon has appointed Sang Don Ji as country executive for Korea and manager of the company’s Seoul branch.
Ji succeeds Yoon Soo Kim who has retired after nine years with the company, BNY Mellon says.
As country executive Ji will “lead the strategic direction and expansion of the company’s local capabilities and presence across all businesses in Korea,” according to the statement from BNY Mellon. In his role as the senior representative for the company with clients and regulators in Korea, Ji will work in Seoul and will report to Gregory Roath, head of global client management, Asia Pacific, officials say.
A financial services and corporate sector veteran, Ji previously was managing director and branch manager for JPMorganChase bank in Seoul, BNY Mellon says.
“During his 20-year tenure at the company, Ji held various senior positions covering major public, financial institutions and corporate relationships that include leading the Corporate Banking, Treasury and Securities Service, and Corporate Treasury Service divisions. Prior to joining JP Morgan Chase Bank, he had worked for Arab Bank and Security Pacific National Bank,” add BNY Mellon officials.
CalSTRS Exec to Join Advisory Group of PCAOB
Debra Smith, the chief operating investment officer for the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), has been appointed to the Standing Advisory
Debra Smith, chief operating investment officer, CalSTRS
Group of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) where she will represent investors’ perspectives.
Smith’s three-year term runs through the end of 2019, according to CalSTRS.
A nonprofit corporation, the PCAOB was established by Congress in 2002 via the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect investors and the public interest via audit reports. The PCAOB also reviews the audits and compliance reports that brokers and dealers must file with the federal government. The five members of the PCAOB board are appointed to five-year terms by the SEC, after consultation with the chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury.
Members of the advisory group are selected by the PCAOB Board, in its sole discretion, based upon nominations, including self-nominations, received from any person or organization, according to CalSTRS.
“My role is especially significant because I’m representing a large, public institutional investor that provides retirement for more than 914,000 members. I look forward to providing valuable feedback on the development of auditing standards in support of PCAOB’s risk mitigation efforts and continued promotion of public trust in quality reporting standards,” Smith says in a prepared statement.
CalSTRS has a portfolio valued at $198.8 billion as of January 31, 2017, and is the largest educator-only pension fund in the world, officials say.
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