Northern Trust has appointed Ian Hamilton to drive asset servicing sales among pension funds and sovereign funds across the UK, Europe and Africa.
Hamilton joins from State Street, where he was responsible for UK sector solutions for asset owners. He has also previously worked for an investment consultancy.
He will be based in London and will look to offer Northern Trust’s asset servicing and capital market solutions to institutional investors. Hamilton reports to Douglas Gee, head of sales for asset servicing in EMEA.
Commenting on the appointment, Wilson Leech, head of Northern Trust in EMEA, said: “We continue to see an unprecedented demand for our asset servicing, asset management and capital markets solutions. Ian’s experience will be valuable as we continue to drive the delivery of our innovative solutions to our clients across the region.”