Ocorian bolsters team with two senior hires

Ocorian has appointed Kristina Rowe as director, head of client services (UK) and Jamie Riley to business development director.

Rowe will be responsible for delivering services to corporate and institutional clients, alternative investment funds, corporate trustee clients and private clients.

She joins from State Street where she held the position of vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa strategy and chief administrative officer.

Riley will be responsible for the corporate and institutional team, focusing on corporate trust and agency, debt restructuring, facility agent and escrow services.

He has previously worked at Intertust, BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank and HSBC.

Riley said: "I am delighted to join the team, providing the opportunity for me to use my experience and knowledge to add value for our clients and business partners.”

Commenting on her new appointment, Rowe said: "I’m delighted to have joined Ocorian; it’s an exciting time to be a part of the group. We are fortunate in our broad range of clients and services—a book of business with plenty of opportunities to add scale and grow."

Alan Booth, head of corporate and institution (Europe) and head of UK and Ireland commented: "Kristina Rowe and Jamie Riley are joining Ocorian at an exciting inflexion point of our growth. Having Rowe and Riley’s wealth of expertise in the funds and corporate arenas undoubtedly adds to our bench strength and I'm very much looking forward to working with them both to position Ocorian as the preeminent provider of corporate, funds and private client administration."