PFPC has named Simon Behan director and head of European sales for its Dublin affiliate, PFPC International. He will report to Fergus McKeon, managing director, and head of European business development at PFPC International.
Behan worked for PFPC International from 1998 to October 2005, and is now returning to PFPC after holding the position as head of European Sales and Marketing with GlobeOp Financial Services, the fund administrator to hedge funds and fund of funds created by former LTCM partner Hans Hufschmid and refugees from the LTCM back office.
“Simon is an industry veteran with noteworthy expertise and skills, and we are pleased to have him back on PFPC’s team,” says Stephen M. Wynne, president, PFPC Worldwide Inc. “By bringing the industry’s best and brightest on board, we are enhancing our ability to deliver superior services to our European clients as we help meet their divergent needs.”
Behan graduated with honors from Dublin Business School in accounting and finance and is a corporate member of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) in Ireland.
PFPC offers fund accounting and administration, transfer agency, custody and subaccounting services for $1.9 trillion in total assets and more than 62 million shareholder accounts.
PFPC International, a subsidiary of PFPC, opened in Dublin in 1993, and now has offices in County Wexford and Luxembourg as well as Dublin.