RBC Dexia has appointed Simon Hirtenstein as head, Portfolio Solutions within its Market Products & Services (MPS) team.
Reporting to Susan Pike, global head, Market Products & Services (MPS), Hirtenstein will be based in RBC Dexias London office and work closely with MPS Product Managers. He will direct the necessary support to enterprise custody sales, product pricing, product rollouts and enhancements. In addition, Simon will be responsible for direct sales of Market Products and Services on a third party basis.
Prior to joining RBC Dexia, Hirtenstein held a number of senior leadership roles in Canada, the UK and Bermuda, including a position at HSBC Securities Services where he led a program that built and introduced a third party securities lending platform. Most recently he was a consultant director with SIAM consulting, a business focusing on strategic consulting, operational improvement, product development and offshoring.
Susan Pike commented: We welcome Simon to RBC Dexia and look forward to the strong contribution he will make in assisting product managers to maximize client returns with our securities lending programme and in supporting our unique suite of market products and services.
(JDC)