People Moves

Long-serving chief operating officer steps up with immediate effect after John Sergides stands down for health-related reasons. 

Hong Kong-based executive joins from the Private Wealth Management Association, following previous roles at BlackRock, Merrill Lynch and Fidelity International. 

The custodian continues to build across its servicing businesses, with new mandates adding to its latest quarterly performance. 

The group’s chief risk officer will succeed Sneyers as CEO from January 2027, while its chief banking and network officer takes over the group risk role. 

Executive held senior securities services roles across Asia and Latin America, most recently leading Citi’s Asia South business. 

Executive oversaw technology initiatives spanning cloud adoption, AI and blockchain during his tenure. 

Executive to leave role after more than two years at HSBC, having previously spent nearly a decade at State Street working across digital asset strategy and product development. 

Former Fundbank executive returns to Northern Trust after more than 20 years the custodian, where he held senior roles in client coverage and relationship management. 

Executive will take charge of Clearstream Fund Services’ digital strategy, spanning fund distribution, DLT-enabled processing and private markets automation.