CACEIS has appointed Glen Townsend as head of oversight and operations for the UK.
Based in London, Townsend has served as interim in the same role since June 2021.
Prior to CACEIS, Townsend worked as a consultant. Before that, he served at Aberdeen Standard Investments as chief operating officer for Luxembourg.
Townsend has also served at State Street as global relationship manager and at Barclays as director for global programme management and change.
Commenting on his new role, Townsend says: “CACEIS has a rich legacy built on trust and innovation and I am delighted about joining the team. As the industry and our clients' needs evolve, CACEIS continues to innovate, delivering a high degree of expertise to be long term partners, offering solutions to the challenges our clients encounter on a day to day basis.”
Pat Sharman, country managing director, UK at CACEIS, comments: “We could not be more pleased to have Glen join us as we look to expand our offering to clients in 2022. Glen has the skills and experience to lead our efforts to deliver service excellence to the pensions and UK funds sector as an independent sustainable governance and securities services partner, with a focus on client-first thinking.”
