Citi Investor Services makes senior appointments
15 May 2026 UK
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Citi Investor Services has announced key senior appointments, which the firm says reflect the business line’s momentum and ambition to grow across strategic growth segments and core business offerings.
Hemant Bhide joined as head of the sovereign wealth funds and central banks segment in early May.
In this role he will implement a targeted client strategy to identify new business and growth opportunities.
Most recently Bhide was head of the Global Capability Centre for Charles Schwab.
He was previously a partner at PwC, where he was a member of the Focus 500 division with oversight of all services given to strategic clients globally, including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, asset, and wealth managers.
Prior to this he was at State Street, as a senior vice president for asset owner and retiree services businesses within global services.
Sean Brumble will become head of the asset managers at Citi Investor Services later this month, where he will be responsible for driving client strategy.
He joins from BNY, where he was managing director and managed client relationships with large global investment managers.
Before BNY, Brumble held a number of senior positions at Aviva Investors including as chief operating officer.
Dermot Finnegan will join Citi later this month in a newly created role as head of strategic initiatives, alternatives in our fund services business.
Finnegan will lead efforts to set out the business line’s private market asset servicing strategy to back general partners and limited partners.
Finnegan was most recently managing director and global head of fund accounting.
His wide experience in alternatives and private markets includes previous roles as global head of private market services and global head of real estate solutions at BNY.
Chris Cox, head of investor services, remarks: “Our latest appointments reflect the investments we are making in our talent to drive continued momentum and expand client relationships across growth segments and core offerings.
“They are essential to our strategy to build future growth across the Services business as we supercharge our expansion in strategic client segments, including asset managers and asset owners. I am excited to welcome these new leaders to Investor Services and build on our positive trajectory.”
Hemant Bhide joined as head of the sovereign wealth funds and central banks segment in early May.
In this role he will implement a targeted client strategy to identify new business and growth opportunities.
Most recently Bhide was head of the Global Capability Centre for Charles Schwab.
He was previously a partner at PwC, where he was a member of the Focus 500 division with oversight of all services given to strategic clients globally, including pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, asset, and wealth managers.
Prior to this he was at State Street, as a senior vice president for asset owner and retiree services businesses within global services.
Sean Brumble will become head of the asset managers at Citi Investor Services later this month, where he will be responsible for driving client strategy.
He joins from BNY, where he was managing director and managed client relationships with large global investment managers.
Before BNY, Brumble held a number of senior positions at Aviva Investors including as chief operating officer.
Dermot Finnegan will join Citi later this month in a newly created role as head of strategic initiatives, alternatives in our fund services business.
Finnegan will lead efforts to set out the business line’s private market asset servicing strategy to back general partners and limited partners.
Finnegan was most recently managing director and global head of fund accounting.
His wide experience in alternatives and private markets includes previous roles as global head of private market services and global head of real estate solutions at BNY.
Chris Cox, head of investor services, remarks: “Our latest appointments reflect the investments we are making in our talent to drive continued momentum and expand client relationships across growth segments and core offerings.
“They are essential to our strategy to build future growth across the Services business as we supercharge our expansion in strategic client segments, including asset managers and asset owners. I am excited to welcome these new leaders to Investor Services and build on our positive trajectory.”
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