Jason Knight joins State Street from BNY Mellon 07 June 2021US Reporter: Maddie Saghir
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Jason Knight has been appointed global head of State Street’s insurance segment, where he will be responsible for creating and executing the strategy globally.
In this role, Knight will work closely with senior leadership in sales, product, as well as State Street’s other business lines.
Knight joins State Street from BNY Mellon, where he was most recently the head of the insurance segment in the Americas for asset servicing.
He brings 27 years of experience in the financial services industry, and has served in a number of insurance and investment management segment-related leadership, business development, product and relationship management roles throughout the years.
Francisco Aristeguieta, CEO of State Street Institutional Services division, says: “With Jason Knight’s deep knowledge of our industry, coupled with his acute understanding of the challenges facing insurers stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, I am confident Knight will strengthen our position as the outsourcing partner of choice for our clients.”
Knight comments: “I see 2021 as a defining year for the insurance industry. The challenges that unfolded during the COVID-19 pandemic unlocked new opportunities and new ways of working with our clients and partners.”
“I’m very excited to be joining State Street and leading a first rate team at such an important moment for the insurance industry,” he adds.
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