Credit Suisse, Edmond de Rothschild and Eze Software Group also have People Moves announcements.
Cordium Hires from Mizhuo Bank
Cordium, a provider of governance, risk and compliance services to financial and professional services firms, has appointed Richard Hudson vice president of its cybersecurity and data protection consulting services.
Hudson joins from Mizuho Bank, where he was the information security officer for 17 years, managing the information security program for all offices in North and South America, Cordium says in a statement. “He has over 25 years of experience working in an information security role as well as ensuring cybersecurity programs comply with regulatory requirements.”
Hudson will report directly to Michael Corcione, managing director of cybersecurity and data protection services, Cordium officials say.
Cordium, with offices in London, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Malta and Hong Kong, tallies more than 200 employees and more than 1,500 clients in the financial services industry.
Credit Suisse Names Chief Investment Officer for Switzerland
Credit Suisse reports that Burkhard Varnholt will become chief investment officer, Switzerland, effective January 1, 2017.
This new post is an addition to his current responsibilities as deputy global CIO and vice-chairman of the bank’s investment committee, according to a bank statement.
Varnholt, 48, will report both to Michael Strobaek, global CIO and head of investment solutions and products, and Thomas Gottstein, CEO of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd., per the statement, which notes also that Anja Hochberg will continue as head of investment services and will remain a member of the investment committee.
Varnholt rejoined Credit Suisse in November 2016, having worked for the bank from 1996 to 2006 as global head of financial products and investment advisory in private banking, Credit Suisse says. “From 2006 until 2014, he was Chief Investment Officer at Bank J. Safra Sarasin. Thereafter, he was Chief Investment Officer and Head of Investment Solutions Group at Julius Bär for almost two years.”
Edmond de Rothschild Fills Top Asset Management Post
Edmond de Rothschild Group, a wealth and investment manager, reports the appointment of Vincent Taupin as head of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, effective January 1, 2017. The new post is an addition to his current responsibilities as Président du Directoire of
Vincent Taupin, head, Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management
Edmond de Rothschild (France).
Didier Deléage, CEO, Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management
The appointment “follows Roderick Munsters’ decision to resign from his role as Head of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management for personal reasons,” the group says in a statement. “However, he will continue to contribute to the Group by joining the supervisory board of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (France) S.A.”
In addition, the group is reporting three related promotions:
Renzo Evangelista and Stéphane Pardini have been named deputy directors in the French Private Bank, and Didier Deléage has been named CEO of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (France).
Eze Software Group Launches Toronto Office
Eze Software Group, an investment management technology vendor, has launched an office in Toronto, Ont., which will enable the vendor’s team to “provide faster on-the-ground support for implementations and client operations in Canada.”
“As long-time technology partners to Canada’s investment management community, we’ve seen the market become more sophisticated and complex over the last few years,” says Pete Sinisgalli, CEO of Eze Software Group, in a prepared statement.
The Toronto office will be led by Steven McGill, director, client success, Eze officials say. McGill returns to Eze after 10 years with Citco Fund Services, where he held the position of director and was responsible for a number of key administration relationships, client onboarding, and was involved in strategic technology projects and development of Citco services in Toronto and the Netherlands.
In Canada, Eze Software Group serves asset managers on the buy- and sell-side, “including a mix of hedge fund, long-only, multi-manager and asset owner clients,” vendor officials say. They use a range of applications including order management, execution management and portfolio accounting, to manage front-to-back-office workflows.
Eze Software Group, which has 15 offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific, signed 246 new clients worldwide in 2016, officials say.
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