BNP Paribas Securities Services has appointed Luc Dawans as head of fund administration operations in Belgium.
Dawans joins BNP Paribas from RBC Dexia in Brussels, where he spent 5 years in the firm’s investment operations division, the last 2 as head of fund administration.
BNP Paribas says his appointment reflects the commitment of the bank to continue investing in its Belgian operations and comes at a time of strong growth in its local fund administration activities – new services launched in Belgium in recent months include investment compliance monitoring and enhanced regulatory reporting for locally-domiciled funds.
Dawans will report locally to Renaud Vandenplas, general manager of BNP Paribas Securities Services in Belgium, and functionally to Franck Dubois, chief operating officer of BNP Paribas Securities Services in Luxembourg.
“We are extremely pleased to have Luc lead our fund administration operations in Brussels,” says Renaud Vandenplas. “His experience and deep knowledge of the Belgian market will allow us to accelerate business development, further expand our service solutions for clients and take full advantage of the opportunities presented by future regulatory change.”