Edward Glyn is joining Calastone as managing director and head of global client relationship management. He will be based in London and report to Julien Hammerson, chairman and chief executive of Calastone.
Glyn joins from SWIFT where he was most recently head of funds business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Prior to joining SWIFT, Glyn held commercial and strategic roles at Investia, ERI Bancaire, Thomson Financial and LVMH.
In his new position, Glyn will be responsible for leading the development and execution of Calastone’s global client strategy.
Commenting on his new appointment, Glyn said: “Having been involved with Calastone since its inception, I am hugely excited to join its talented management team. We share a common vision to make our market a more effective, more transparent and less risky place to conduct business.”
“Our mission is to capitalise on the synergies between our clients to deliver a single, global network for delivering exciting solutions which drive operational alpha throughout the fund distribution industry.”
