Broadridge Names Mike Sleightholme as President of Broadridge International

Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Mike Sleightholme as president of Broadridge International. Sleightholme, who is based in London, will be responsible for delivering the company’s capital markets technology and data solutions throughout the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions.

Sleightholme first joined Broadridge in 2022 as president of its Asset Management Solutions business where he was responsible for driving growth, the strategic execution of client and market-focused solutions, and world-class service delivery. Before joining Broadridge, Sleightholme spent five years at SS&C Technologies where he served as CEO and General Manager of the DST Systems business. He previously spent over 20 years at Citigroup in London, Hong Kong and New York, where he held a variety of senior leadership positions.

Industry Veteran John White Sets Up Data Management Advisory Firm, Watchdog Data Services

John White, former CEO of 3d Innovations, the market data products and consultancy organisation, has left the company to establish a new data management advisory firm, Watchdog Data Services, LLC, whose goal is to collaborate with key partners in offering clients a broad level of market data consulting and services.

White is a long-term veteran of the industry, having held previous roles at as Managing Director, Global Head of Market Data and Distribution for the London Stock Exchange Group as well as senior level data management roles at State Street Global Advisors, Columbia Management Group and Wellington Management Company where he managed large market data budgets along with data operations and data quality teams.

ANNA Appoints Cristina Ribó Sörensen as Director, Chair Dan Kuhnel Replaced by Torsten Ulrich

The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) has appointed a new board director, Cristina Ribó Sörensen. Sörensen will become one of ANNA’s directors on behalf of Spain’s National Securities Markets Commission (CNMV), replacing the seat on the ANNA board held

by Euroclear SA/NV’s Dan Kuhnel, who is departing after 18 years as chair of the ANNA board. Following elections at ANNA’s general meeting in London this week, a new chair was also selected, with Torsten Ulrich of WM Datenservice, who is serving as vice chair, taking up the post.

Fiona Bassett to Lead LSEG’s FTSE Russell Index Business

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced that Fiona Bassett will join the group as CEO of its FTSE Russell global index business later this summer. She will be based in New York and report to LSEG CEO David Schwimmer. Bassett joins LSEG from DWS Group, where she held the roles of CEO DWS UK and global head of systematic investment solutions, managing more than $300 billion of assets under management. During a 20-year tenure, Bassett has held various senior leadership roles across asset management and index investing at Deutsche Bank, latterly DWS Group. She will replace Arne Staal, who is moving to another role within LSEG.

Delta Capita Names Julian Chesser Regional Head of APAC

Capital markets consulting and managed services provider Delta Capita, has named Julian Chesser as regional head of APAC based in Singapore. Chesser will be responsible for leading all aspects of the business across the APAC region and developing regional strategy for future business expansion. He has over 25 years’ experience in global and regional roles across financial markets.

Duncan Cooper Takes Role of CDO at Northern Trust Asset Servicing

Duncan Cooper, a data strategy, products and governance expert, has moved on from BNY Mellon to become CDO at Northern Trust Asset Servicing. Cooper joined Northern Trust early this month, having spent two years at BNY Mellon with responsibility for creating and operating the company’s OMNI digital services. During his 25-year career in the financial services industry, Cooper has also held senior roles at banks and companies including HSBC, SimCorp and Bloomberg.

Gresham Technologies Hires Dan Kennedy to drive North America Growth Plans

Gresham Technologies has appointed Dan Kennedy as senior vice president of sales, North America as part of the company’s continued expansion in the market. Based out of Gresham’s New York office, Kennedy will be responsible for all business development, sales, account management and partnering activities in the region. He joins with than 25 years of experience in enterprise technology solutions, including seven years at Corvil (now part of Pico) as managing director and head of sales, Americas focused on real-time data analytics, cloud, cybersecurity and managed service solutions for financial markets.

Gresham has grown its business in North America from winning its first customer in 2015, to having more than 150 customers in banking and investment management supported by a team of over 60 people on the ground.

GoldenSource Appoints New Chief Financial Officer to Accelerate Growth

GoldenSource has appointed Derek Apfel as chief financial officer. Based in New York, Apfel will lead finance, operations, HR and corporate development as the company seeks to accelerate global growth following its 2022 acquisition by private equity firm Gemspring Capital. Apfel previously held roles at firms including Citi, Bank of America, and most recently Tilting Point, where he was chief financial officer and oversaw rapid organic growth and several acquisitions.  Apfel will report directly GoldenSource CEO John Eley.

This hire is the second made by the GoldenSource management board this year, following the appointment of Swati Tyagi to chief product officer in February. Tyagi oversees product strategy and development.

LSEG Bolsters Leadership with New Data & Analytics and Sales & Account Management Executives

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) has announced the appointment of Satvinder Singh as Group Head of Data & Analytics and member of the LSEG Executive Committee, effective from 3 July 2023. Reporting to CEO David Schwimmer, Singh will lead LSEG’s global data and analytics businesses, catering to over 40,000 customers across 190 countries, and will also spearhead the joint development of new products and services in collaboration with Microsoft.

Furthermore, LSEG has confirmed the appointment of Ron Lefferts as Group Head of Sales & Account Management to the LSEG Executive Committee, effective immediately. Based in New York, Lefferts joined LSEG in 2021 to lead the Data & Analytics Sales and LSEG key account teams.

Peter Serenita Joins Element22 as Advisory Partner

Peter Serenita, one of the first global CDOs in financial services, and chairman of the EDM Council’s board of directors, has joined Element22, a provider of data, data management and analytics solutions and consulting services, as an advisory partner. His role will include collaborating with Element22’s clients on a variety of projects using his knowledge to provide guidance and counsel on data management and analytics strategies. Serenita, will also be instrumental in shaping Element22’s strategic vision, product innovation, and consulting offerings. Before joining Element22, Serenita held the position of CDO at several prominent financial institutions. Most recently, he served as Scotia Bank’s CDO for five years, and prior to that, he held CDO roles at HSBC and JP Morgan.