Financial market infrastructure group CLS has appointed six new members to its board of directors. The directors hold a number of senior roles across the industry.
Bruno d’Illiers (pictured) has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, and has held a number of senior roles at BNP Paribas. He currently serves as global head of corporate and institutional banking (CIB) at the company, and is chair of the CIB global operations executive committee. He is also a member of the CIB IT and operations global executive committee.
Based in France, Rodolphe Sahel has worked at Société Générale since 1993. He is currently deputy head of group treasury, a role he has held since February 2022.
Bhupesh Vora has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, the majority of which has been spent with Barclays Capital and Barclays Investment Bank. He currently serves as managing director for capital markets at the Royal Bank of Canada.
Alberto Covin leads group financial market infrastructure strategy for UniCredit’s resolution framework and on FX-related hedging activities for the firm’s capital rations, revenues and dividends volatility. In addition to his new directorial role, he is chair of the European Money Markets Institute’s EFTERM Oversight Committee.
Debbie Chin, head of global markets and custody and investment operations for United Overseas bank, and Jodi Schneck, managing director and head of North American corporate FX sales and solutions at Citigroup have also joined the board.
Commenting on the additions to the board, Gottfried Leibbrandt, CLS chair, says: “We are delighted to welcome the new directors to our Board. Their extensive market infrastructure knowledge and leadership experience in financial markets will be invaluable, and we look forward to their contributions as we continue to develop CLS’s services to solve the challenges facing the FX industry.”
