Leon Stavrou has been appointed as head of Northern Trust’s business in Australia and New Zealand, effective 1 October 2021.
In this role, Stavrou will be responsible for overseeing the overall strategic direction for Northern Trust’s business providing solutions to its corporate and institutional clients across the region.
Stavrou succeeds Angelo Calvitto, who was named as head of Northern Trust in Asia Pacific (APAC) in June this year. Stavrou will report to Calvitto in his new role.
Most recently, Stavrou was a global services executive responsible for Northern Trust’s asset servicing operations across Australia and for ensuring the provision and development of its asset servicing solutions to clients across APAC.
During his career, Stavrou has gained 20 years of experience working within the asset servicing industry, with the last 11 years spent at Northern Trust.
Prior to joining Northern Trust, he held managerial roles at National Australia Bank Asset Servicing.
“Leon Stavrou is a proven and trusted leader and we are pleased to appoint him to lead our business in the region,” says Calvitto.
Calvitto explains: “His experience working with sophisticated institutional clients with unique requirements will support us as we continue our business momentum and bring innovative solutions for our clients across Australia and New Zealand.”
