Northern Trust has appointed Howard Rapley, Kate Webber and Benjamin Bobroff across its institutional product and business development teams, all based in London.
Rapley has been appointed global product lead of securities services.
Bringing more than 25 years of asset servicing experience, he will be responsible for the strategy and capabilities supporting client assets held by NorthernTrust, including safekeeping, settlement, income, corporate actions and tax reclamation services.
Webber has been named global product lead of fund services, also bringing more than 25 years of experience in asset servicing.
She will be responsible for developing the firm’s capabilities supporting asset manager and fund company clients. In addition, she will ensure the global alignment of fund administration, fund accounting, transfer agency and fund distribution services.
Bobroff will take on the role of senior technology sales consultant for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
In his new role, he will engage with asset owners and asset managers to support their investment decision-making and oversight, including the use of data, analytics and Northern Trust’s technology solutions.
He has over 10 years of asset servicing experience, focusing on client relations, technological solutions and business development.
Hollis Otero, global head of product management, corporate and institutional services at Northern Trust, commented: “The appointments of Howard Rapley and Kate Webber underscore Northern Trust’s commitment to driving global alignment across our product suite—enabling us to further evolve and differentiate our capabilities, while providing clients with exceptional service and thought leadership.”
Griff Ehrenstrom, global head of technology sales consulting at Northern Trust, added: “Northern Trust views technology innovation as a means of delivering exceptional experiences and leading capabilities for clients, and Benjamin Bobroff’s role will be pivotal to achieving that. His experience will be invaluable in closely consulting with clients on how they can individually leverage our technology to best support their investment strategies and oversight.”
