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Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? - Gresham House, State Street

Editorial Staff 9 July 2019

Who's Moving Where In Wealth Management? - Gresham House, State Street

The latest moves in wealth management across Europe and the Middle East.

Gresham House
Gresham House, which specialises in alternative investments, has appointed Catriona Buckley as institutional business development director. She has more than 15 years’ experience building relationships and developing new business opportunities with global institutional investors.

Prior to this role, Buckley worked at Fidelity International, where she was responsible for manager research and field consultant engagement with global and domestic investment consultants in the UK, and for direct client relationships in Ireland. More latterly, she was investment director in the fixed income team. Before Fidelity, Buckley was client director at Pioneer Investments (now Amundi), where she managed a portfolio of institutional client, investment consultant and global strategic partner relationships.

State Street
State Street, the US financial group, has appointed Jörg Ambrosius as head of its UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa business. Ambrosius, an 18-year State Street veteran, will report to Francisco Aristeguieta, the newly appointed head of State Street’s international business. 

Ambrosius will succeed Liz Nolan who was named head of State Street’s Global Delivery team, managing global operations and infrastructure, earlier this year. Ambrosius will also serve on State Street’s management committee, its senior-most strategy and policymaking group. Ambrosius’s appointment is subject to regulatory approval.

As head of State Street for EMEA, Ambrosius will be responsible for all business activities in the region including driving strategy, stewarding client engagement, developing talent, overseeing risk management, pursuing growth opportunities, as well as managing relationships with diverse stakeholders including local officials and regulators.

Ambrosius has more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry. He was most recently co-head of State Street’s Global Services business in EMEA and head of its global sovereign wealth servicing business. In these positions he was responsible for driving and executing business strategies, risk management processes and delivering a ‘one State Street’ experience for clients.

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