Intertrust has named Edwin Chan as director of head of UK business development for its funds division, based in London.
In his new role, he will help to build and maintain strong relationships with prospects and intermediaries and developing new opportunities for the firm. He will be responsible for driving the funds sales activity in the UK.
Chan joins Intertrust with more than 20 years of experience, across banking, governance, sales, private capital funds, hedge funds and asset management.
Previously, he has worked in roles such as senior vice president of business development for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for Northern Trust and senior director at SS&C GlobalOp.
He has also served at Wells Fargo Global Fund Services and HSBC Alternative Fund Services in Hong Kong.
Patrick O’Brien, global head of funds, said: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Edwin to our Funds team. He has significantly proven his ability to devise and drive business development initiatives for private equity, private debt, real estate and the infrastructure funds sector across the EMEA region, and his in-depth understanding of the regulatory environment and private markets funds make him ideally suited to the role.”
