Bill Gourlay joins Carne Group
21 April 2021 Luxembourg
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Carne Group, the global provider of fund management solutions to the asset management industry, has hired Bill Gourlay as global head of relationship management, based in Luxembourg.
Reporting directly to Carne Group’s CEO John Donoho, Gourlay will lead business development in Luxembourg.
He will also be responsible for Carne’s global marketing and sales enablement teams.
Gourlay was previously a partner at Aon with global responsibility for their investment solutions, before which he was CEO of Idea Group.
During his career, Gourlay has also gained commercial experience across business development, relationship management, product management and marketing from senior global client-facing roles at Royal Bank of Canada, SWIFT, Deutsche Bank, State Street and Bankers Trust.
The appointment of Gourlay marks another addition to Carne’s executive leadership team, following on from the recent arrival of David McGowan as group chief operating officer.
Commenting on Gourlay’s appointment, Donohoe, said: “I’m delighted to be able to bring someone as experienced as Gourlay into our leadership team. The financial industry is facing challenging times ahead, not least due to the current COVID-19 issues, so it’s critical that our client relationships are in safe hands. I am confident that Gourlay will bring that strength and direction to our clients.”
Gourlay added: “I’m excited to be joining Carne at such an important phase in the development of their business. From a client perspective, I have already had the first-hand experience of the people, service and technology during my time with Aon and was hugely impressed. Carne is the clear market leader in their space, so are in a prime position to bring additional services and benefits to the asset management community. I look forward to being able to contribute to these innovations.”
Reporting directly to Carne Group’s CEO John Donoho, Gourlay will lead business development in Luxembourg.
He will also be responsible for Carne’s global marketing and sales enablement teams.
Gourlay was previously a partner at Aon with global responsibility for their investment solutions, before which he was CEO of Idea Group.
During his career, Gourlay has also gained commercial experience across business development, relationship management, product management and marketing from senior global client-facing roles at Royal Bank of Canada, SWIFT, Deutsche Bank, State Street and Bankers Trust.
The appointment of Gourlay marks another addition to Carne’s executive leadership team, following on from the recent arrival of David McGowan as group chief operating officer.
Commenting on Gourlay’s appointment, Donohoe, said: “I’m delighted to be able to bring someone as experienced as Gourlay into our leadership team. The financial industry is facing challenging times ahead, not least due to the current COVID-19 issues, so it’s critical that our client relationships are in safe hands. I am confident that Gourlay will bring that strength and direction to our clients.”
Gourlay added: “I’m excited to be joining Carne at such an important phase in the development of their business. From a client perspective, I have already had the first-hand experience of the people, service and technology during my time with Aon and was hugely impressed. Carne is the clear market leader in their space, so are in a prime position to bring additional services and benefits to the asset management community. I look forward to being able to contribute to these innovations.”
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