James Wright named head of Northern Trust's Institutional Investor Group
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James Wright named head of Northern Trust's Institutional Investor Group 13 April 2021UK Reporter: Maddie Saghir
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Northern Trust has named James Wright as head of its Institutional Investor Group (IIG) for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
In this capacity, Wright will be responsible for driving the strategic direction and growth of the group across the region.
Previously, he worked as head of IIG UK, Middle East and Africa.
Wright has 30 years of experience in the asset servicing industry and has spent the past four years at Northern Trust. Prior to joining Northern Trust, he held a range of senior leadership roles at J.P. Morgan in its investor services division.
His career has included management roles in Australia and Asia. Wright is a member of Northern Trust’s Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) executive management committee.
The appointment underscores Northern Trust’s growth and focus on supporting the evolving front, middle and back office needs of pension funds, insurance companies, not-for-profit organisations, central banks, sovereign wealth funds and other inter-governmental agencies across EMEA.
Northern Trust’s IIG group provides services to over 330 clients with collectively $2.3 trillion in assets under custody across EMEA, as of 28 February 2021.
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