State Street Corporation appointed Jean-Franois Courville to head of State Street Canada.
In this new role, Courville will be responsible for the development and execution of key strategies working across State Street’s investment management, investment servicing and global markets businesses in Canada. Courville will also oversee client management and regulatory matters.
Courville joined State Street in 1996 to establish a currency sales and risk management operation in Montreal. In 2000, he assumed responsibility for the Canadian operation of State Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading arm of State Street Corporation. Courville will report jointly to Jay Hooley, executive vice president and head of global investor services for State Street Corporation, and the State Street Canada Board.
Prior to joining State Street, Courville held a variety of positions as money market, currency and derivative trader and currency strategist with a major Canadian financial institution in Montreal and London. Most recently, Courville was Global Head of Account Development for State Street Global Markets. He holds a bachelor of commerce degree in finance and international business from McGill University in Montreal and also holds a CFA designation.
“I look forward to building on the strong momentum that State Street has established in Canada for the past 15 years,” said Courville. “Working together with State Street’s business leaders, I look forward to further developing synergies and leveraging our customer focused approach.”