Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Banking division has hired Don Linford as a director and regional head of Direct Securities Services for Latin America. Linford, who will be based in São Paulo, will start on 19 March.
Linford has joined the bank with more than 25 years of global business experience in Latin America, previously, serving as the product head for International Security Services for Latin America with Itaú Unibanco.
Prior to that, he held the positions of regional network executive for Americas and global manager of business intelligence and strategic planning at JP Morgan Chase, based in the United States. Linford also worked for Mellon Trust and BankBoston in Massachusetts, US.
Thibaud de Maintenant, Deutsche Bank’s global head of Direct Securities Services for Global Transaction Banking said: “We are pleased to welcome Don to lead our direct securities services team in Latin America. Deutsche Bank is a global leader in DSS and we are committed to building an even stronger franchise in Latin America.”
