Departures are in full swing at the SEC since SEC Chair Mary Jo White announced this past November that she will be stepping down from the top post, sparking an exodus of high-level personnel (http://bit.ly/2ggL1lI). In her wake, Michael Piwowar has been serving as the SEC acting chairman. Not long after White’s announcement, Andrew J…. Read More >>
Barclays Bids Farewell to its IB CEO and Welcomes New COO
Barclays Also Welcomes a New Chief Operating Officer Tom King, the CEO of the Investment Bank at Barclays, will retire on March 4, 2016, after overseeing “a period of extraordinary change,” Barclays officials announced late last week. “After nearly 25 years in my career, and having now seen the Investment Bank through a period of… Read More >>
BNP Paribas Names Deputy COO
Thierry Laborde has been appointed deputy chief operating officer (COO) of BNP Paribas, in charge of domestic markets, officials say. Laborde succeeds François Villeroy de Galhau at the Paris, France-based bank and financial services company, “who has been entrusted by the French prime minister with an assignment on investment in France and in Europe,” according… Read More >>
Ex-CIBC COO Becomes GRI President & CEO
The Toronto-based Global Risk Institute in Financial Services (GRI) has a new president and CEO Richard Nesbitt as of today, an appointment that follows Dr. Michel Maila’s decision to retire from those positions after three years’ service, officials say. Until September of last year, Nesbitt was chief operating officer at Canadian bank CIBC until he… Read More >>
AxiomSL Names CFO/COO for Asia-Pacific Region
Regulatory reporting and risk management solution vendor AxiomSL has named Raymond Tse to be its chief financial officer and chief operating officer for the Asia-Pacific region, according to a company statement. As CFO and COO, Tse “will drive AxiomSL’s corporate vision, financial resources and all operations with the goal of expanding and growing in line… Read More >>
BI-SAM Promotes COO to CEO
Financial software provider BI-SAM has announced that William Haney, currently the vendor’s chief operating officer (COO), will be moving into the top spot, taking over as CEO, effective January 1, 2015, according to a company statement. Haney will succeed BI-SAM’s founder and CEO Alexandre Harkous, who will remain a board member and a “significant shareholder… Read More >>
Barclays Exec Joins Capco’s UK Team
Business and technology consultancy Capco has appointed Jonathan Rose, a former Barclays executive, as a partner for its UK team. Rose has previously worked as a managing director, chief operating officer (COO) and chief investment officer (CIO) at Barclays bank, according to Capco’s statement. At Barclays, Rose’s managed IT service delivery, transformation, management and strategy… Read More >>
Survey: Regulatory Overhaul Boosts Role of COO
The status of chief operating officers (COOs) appears to be on the rise as financial services firms take on dramatically new business models driven by global regulatory and market structure changes, according to a survey, sponsored by Broadridge Financial Solutions and conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit. Broadridge, which provides investor communication services, solutions and… Read More >>
BNP Paribas Group Appoints Head of CIB
BNP Paribas Group has appointed Yann Gérardin to be head of Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB). At the same time, Alain Papiasse, the current deputy chief operating officer (COO) will take on the general management representative role for the North American region of the firm, officials say. High on the agendas for Gérardin and Papiasse… Read More >>
