SBC Securities Services announced that Brian Wilkinson, head of HSBC Securities Services in Dublin, has decided to leave at the end of March to pursue a career as a professional independent director within the fund industry.
His successor will be announced shortly. Wilkinson has been involved in the fund administration industry for over 30 years and during that time he has been a board member on over 50 funds. During his four and a half year tenure at HSBC he was responsible for growing the HSBC Securities Services business into one of the largest hedge fund service providers in Dublin.
Paul Smith, global head of HSBC Alternative Fund Services (AFS), said, “We will miss Brian but fully understand his decision to pursue an exciting opportunity in the fund industry and wish him all the best in the next chapter of his career.”
He added that Paul Ellis and John Weedle will continue as head of AFS and head of Institutional Fund Services (IFS) respectively in Dublin.