People Moves
Former Santander Face Moves Over To State Street
The firm's latest hire previously worked for Spain's largest lender, Santander, in the US.
State Street
has named Melissa Ballenger chief financial officer for Europe,
Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
In this role, she will oversee finance, treasury, real estate and
procurement for EMEA, in addition to all financial management and
control functions for business lines and legal entities in the
region.
Based in London, she will report to Eric Aboaf, global CFO of
State Street, as well as Jeff Conway, chief executive of State
Street's EMEA operation.
Prior to joining State Street, Ballenger was chief business
control officer at Santander Bank in the US. She also held the
role of CFO there.
Prior to that, she held executive level financial controller and
financial officer positions at TD Bank, MasterCard, Washington
Mutual Bank and Freddie Mac.
“Melissa’s deep experience will further strengthen our offerings
as we continue to grow our presence and deepen relationships with
clients,” said Conway.
