DTCC Appoints Arianne M. Collette as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Equities

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed of Arianne M. Collette as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Equities, effective from 17 November 2025. Collette will report to Val Wotton, DTCC Managing Director and Global Head of Equities Solutions, and will be based at the firm’s Jersey City location.

In this new position, Collette will be responsible for leading the strategic planning and execution for DTCC’s U.S. Equities business. Her remit includes driving growth initiatives, market expansion, and enhancing operational efficiencies across the company’s core clearing and settlement infrastructure.

Collette joins DTCC from Morgan Stanley, where she held several senior leadership positions, including Chief Operating Officer and Head of Strategy for Reinvestment, Global Head of Sales Strategy, and Americas Head of Resource Optimization. She is also a noted advocate for diversity, serving as the co-founder and global chair of Women in Securities Finance, a global industry group with over 1,000 members dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion within the financial services industry.