RBC Dexia Investor Services has appointed Simon Hirtenstein as head of portfolio solutions within its market products & services (MPS) team.
Reporting to Susan Pike, global head of market products & services (MPS), Hirtenstein will be based in RBC Dexia’s London office and work closely with MPS product managers. He will direct the necessary support to enterprise custody sales, product pricing, product rollouts and enhancements. In addition, Hirtenstein will be responsible for direct sales of market products and services on a third party basis.
Prior to joining RBC Dexia, Hirtenstein held a number of senior leadership roles in Canada, the UK and Bermuda, including a position at HSBC Securities Services where he led a program that built and introduced a third party securities lending platform.
Most recently he was a consultant director with SIAM consulting, a business focusing on strategic consulting, operational improvement, product development and offshoring.
Previous roles included senior relationship manager, offshore at Barclays Wealth, where he built a business proposition to provide client solutions in the fund and private equity sectors, and vice president, senior business change manager at HSBC Bank Bermuda.
Susan Pike commented: “We welcome Simon to RBC Dexia and look forward to the strong contribution he will make in assisting product managers to maximize client returns with our securities lending programme and in supporting our unique suite of market products and services.
“Simon’s experience in senior, global positions demonstrates our ability to attract top talent and our commitment to developing customized and client-centric market product solutions.”
