All emerging talent - Asset Servicing Times

Deutsche Bank

Sayali Bute

Deutsche Bank’s Trust and Securities Services vice president, Sayali Bute, has built her career in institutional sales and asset servicing since joining the bank as a graduate trainee. She now works with clients across India’s rapidly developing investment market while supporting growth in the bank’s custody and fund administration business

Smartstream

Krina Rathod

Krina Rathod, product designer at Smartstream, discusses bringing a fresh UX perspective to asset servicing, the value of questioning legacy workflows, and how better design can improve efficiency, usability, and operational resilience

Apex Group

Megan Stauffer

Megan Stauffer, product solutions specialist at Apex Group, discusses her journey into asset servicing, the value of combining fresh perspectives with industry experience, and how technology is reshaping the relationship between asset managers and their service providers

Adaptive

Tehreem Khan

Adaptive’s product specialist Tehreem Khan reflects on her journey from mathematics and software development into asset servicing, the value of fresh perspectives, and her ambitions for a future in leadership

Waystone

Joel Whitehead

Joel Whitehead, an assistant tax manager in the fund tax, operational oversight department at Waystone, explains the importance of being proactive in acquiring knowledge

AutoRek

Jack Niven

Jack Niven, vice president of North America at AutoRek, discusses his journey into asset servicing, the misconceptions surrounding the industry, and why curiosity, client exposure, and continuous learning remain essential for the next generation of financial services professionals

Apex Group

Sean Tinney

Sean Tinney, vice president at Apex Group, discusses his journey from Ireland to New York, why the alternatives industry appealed to him, and how curiosity, international exposure, and continuous learning have shaped his early career in asset servicing and private markets

Standard Chartered

Charlotte Kinsella

Charlotte Kinsella, associate director in banker broker dealer sales for financing and securities services at Standard Chartered, reflects on entering asset services from a non-linear path, the growing role of digital assets, and why asking questions remains one of the industry’s most valuable skills

Xceptor

Lester Buxton

Lester Buxton, a project manager at Xceptor, discusses his unconventional path into fintech and how his doctorate in theoretical quantum physics helped him along the path in unexpected ways

TMX CDS

Surabhi Sudhakara

Surabhi Sudhakara, strategic business development manager at TMX CDS, speaks to Carmella Haswell about her journey into securities finance, why the sector brings excitement, and saying ‘yes’ to the challenge

SimCorp

Ruxandra Popovici

Ruxandra Popovici, senior principal product manager at SimCorp, explains how a career change after a Master of Science in Business and Development led her to developing an interest in technology’s role in disrupting workflows

Broadridge Financial Solutions

Brooke Conroy

Brooke Conroy, director of Account Management, Broadridge Financial Solutions, discusses her journey into asset servicing, her passion for its role at the heart of the investment process, the sector’s continual change, and championing client satisfaction

Emerging talent

Deutsche Bank

Sayali Bute

Smartstream

Krina Rathod

Apex Group

Megan Stauffer

Adaptive

Tehreem Khan

Waystone

Joel Whitehead

AutoRek

Jack Niven

Apex Group

Sean Tinney

Standard Chartered

Charlotte Kinsella

Xceptor

Lester Buxton

TMX CDS

Surabhi Sudhakara

SimCorp

Ruxandra Popovici

Broadridge Financial Solutions

Brooke Conroy