State Street Corporation has expanded its transfer agency business in Asia-Pacific with five new appointments.

 

Euan McLeod has joined as the head of transfer agency for the Asia-Pacific region. He will be based in Hong Kong, and is responsible for all transfer agency products and services for both the domestic and cross-border ranges. Euan has more than 20 years of experience in the transfer agency field. He has worked in Ireland, Australia, Bermuda, Luxembourg and Hong Kong. Prior to State Street, McLeod worked in various roles at HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Citibank and the Royal Bank of Scotland. He has a bachelor’s degree in institutional management from Cardiff University in Wales.

 

Gayathri Chandramouli has joined as head of product and strategy for the transfer agency business in Asia based in Singapore. She joined IFDS in 1990, where she held the position of programme manager for their Asian transfer agency operations and product. In her new role, she is responsible for the management and development of all the transfer agency market plans for various countries in the region. She has more than 14 years of experience in transfer agency, including senior positions with DSQ Software, IFDS in the UK and Bank of New York Mellon. She holds a bachelor’s degree of engineering from the University of Chennai in South India.

 

Also joining the team in Hong Kong is Aileen Yan, who has been appointed head of transfer agency operations. She is responsible for the daily management of the transfer agency operational teams in the region. Yan has more than 25 years of experience in unit trust and mutual fund operations, and she has worked with Bermuda Trust (FE) ., CEF Capital and Invesco Hong Kong. She is a graduate of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators since 1991.

 

“Other new appointments include Cathy Yeung, who will take on the role of transfer agency AML KYC officer, Zoey Cheang as transfer agency technology and projects lead, and Sean Liew as new business implementation lead.