Northern Trust has appointed Marisa Kurk as COO of its global foreign exchange (GFX) business.
Based in Chicago, Kurk will drive the day-to-day enablement of GFX business strategy and operations.
Kurk brings more than 15 years of industry experience, in foreign exchange operating and strategic risk management frameworks.
Prior to joining Northern Trust, Kurk served as COO of Belvedere Trading and COO and senior managing director of currency management at Mesirow Financial.
John Turney, head of global foreign exchange at Northern Trust, said: “Marisa Kurk brings excellent industry experience to Northern Trust and will accelerate the execution of our foreign exchange strategy and delivery of innovative solutions to clients.”
He added: “Kurk is a key leader to help drive our investment in technology and continued focus on the client experience across our FX platform.”
