Don Linford, who was product head for International Securities Services for Latin America at Itau Unibanco, has left the Brazilian bank to become director and regional head of Direct Securities Services (DSS) for Latin America for Deutsche Banks Global Transaction Banking (GTB) division.
Linford, who will be based in Sao Paulo, will begin in his new role from March 19.
Before joining Itau, Linford worked as a regional network executive for Americas and global manager of Business Intelligence and Strategic Planning at J.P. Morgan Chase, based in the United States. He also worked for Mellon Trust and BankBoston.
Linford is one of the highest-profile figures in the Latin American securities services business. He recently represented the region in Global Custodians latest International Sub-Custody Roundtable.
We are pleased to welcome Don to lead our Direct Securities Services team in Latin America, says Thibaud de Maintenant, global head of Direct Securities Services, Global Transaction Banking, at Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank is a global leader in DSS and we are committed to building an even stronger franchise in Latin America.
Bernardo Parnes, Deutsche Banks CEO for Latin America, adds: We remain dedicated to providing the resources and products that our Latin American clients demand and are delighted that they will have the opportunity to leverage Dons extensive range of expertise in this region.
(CG)