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.

Niresh Rajah Moves on From Grant Thornton to Take CDO Role at Danske Bank

Niresh Rajah, currently managing director and head of the digital, data and RegTech practice at Grant Thornton in the UK, will join Danske Bank as CDO and a member of the technology and services leadership team with effect from 17 April 2023. Rajah will work with Danske Bank COO and member of the executive leadership team, Frans Woelders, to take the bank’s data and analytics to the next level.

GoldenSource Names Swati Tyagi as Chief Product Officer

GoldenSource has appointed Swati Tyagi as chief product officer based in New York, leading the product team, and overseeing product strategy. She will also join the management team with her experience of integrating applications brought together by acquisition an important factor as GoldenSource looks to incorporate acquisitions into its growth strategy. Tyagi joins GoldenSource from financial intelligence platform Sentieo, recently acquired by Alphasense, where she was vice president of product management.

Xceptor Replaces Retiring CEO Andrew Kouloumbrides with SAP Executive Michiel Verhoeven

Xceptor, provider of a data automation platform, has announced the retirement of CEO Andrew Kouloumbrides and the appointment of Michiel Verhoeven as its new CEO. Verhoeven, managing director of SAP UK and Ireland, will take over leadership of Xceptor on 3 April 2023.

ICMA Names Former HSBC Exec Georgina Jarratt as Head of Fintech and Digitalisation

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has named Georgina Jarratt as managing director, head of fintech and digitalisation, and a member of the executive committee. She joins from HSBC where she has worked since 2005 in roles including global programme director,  global head of business transformation, global banking and markets, and most recently, head of transformation, digital and innovation, private banking. At the ICMA, Jarratt will advance the association’s work in Fintech and digitalisation to bring greater efficiency, standardisation, and  automation to capital markets.

NatWest Names Scott Marcar as Group Chief Information Officer

NatWest Group has announced that Scott Marcar will join its executive committee as group chief information officer from 5 September 2022, subject to regulatory approval, and reporting directly to CEO Alison Rose. Marcar joins from Deutsche Bank, where he was chief information officer for the investment bank.

Marcar has over 25 years of technology experience having led teams across functions including corporate and investment banking, risk, finance, financial crime, infrastructure, data, and architecture. He also held a number of senior roles in technology at NatWest between 2007 and 2014.

Broadridge Hires David Turmaine as UK Lead for Consulting Services

Broadridge has hired David Turmaine as UK practice lead for its consulting services business. He joins Broadridge from Capco, where he was executive director with responsibility for driving digital transformation in the financial services industry. Turmaine’s career also includes a management role at Accenture, where he was an industry SME for Accenture post-trade processing. Prior to that, he held a 12-year tenure at JP Morgan, during which his responsibilities included head of securities and prime brokerage operations.

Following the success of Broadridge’s consulting business in the US, Turmaine will be responsible for expanding the footprint of Broadridge’s post-trade and digital asset consultancy across the UK, Europe and APAC. The practice helps buy-side and sell-side firms improve operational efficiency by driving data-informed decision making, process optimization, and digital innovation and automation.

Gresham Technologies Strengthens North America Sales Team

Gresham Technologies has named Rob McGowan as senior sales executive in North America as the company expands in the region following its June 2021 acquisition of Electra Information Systems. McGowan joined Gresham in the first quarter of this year and is based in the company’s New York office. He joined from Duco, and previously held sales roles at SmartStream Technologies and RegTek Solutions.

FINBOURNE Names Robert Byrne as CTO

FINBOURNE Technology, provider of the LUSID cloud-native, API-first investment data management platform, has appointed Robert Byrne as chief technology officer. The company says the appointment marks the next phase of growth for the SaaS scale-up, which now stands at over 140 employees globally, and coincides with FINBOURNE’s recent expansion into North America and Asia Pacific. With over 20 years’ experience in financial services, Byrne previously held positions at Barclays Capital, RBS and UBS Delta.

Broadridge Names Stephan Müller as Managing Director for Germany

Broadridge has appointed Stephan Müller as managing director for Germany. Based in Frankfurt, Müller will join Broadridge’s international leadership team and will be responsible for leading and growing Broadridge’s overall business in Germany across all solution lines in its global technology and operations portfolio, and its investor communication solutions. He will also manage Broadridge’s Payments-as-a-Service (PaaS) business and financial messaging services.

Müller joins Broadridge from Commerzbank where he held a succession of divisional board member roles including banking operations, CIO and, most recently, transaction banking. Previously at Dresdner Bank, he was CIO for corporate and private clients, and prior to that, global head of transaction banking and customer service.