LCH has appointed Kate Birchall as head of Asia Pacific, effective from 15 October.
Based in Sydney, Birchall will report to Martin Pluves, CEO and will be responsible for LCH’s business in Asia Pacific, including the central counterparties existing over-the-counter derivatives clearing operations in Sydney and Tokyo.
Birchall will join LCH from National Australia Bank (NAB), where she was most recently head of portfolio optimisation and collateral.
Prior to her time at NAB, Birchall was a director at KPMG and has also held various roles at Lloyds, CIBC and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group.
Birchall takes over from Marcus Robinson who has been appointed as head of group business development at LCH, based in London.
In his new role, Robinson will be responsible for defining new business opportunities by engaging clients across services to identify and develop new services and products. Robinson will report to Daniel Maguire, CEO of LCH Group.
Martin Pluves, CEO of LCH, said: “I’m pleased to welcome Kate Birchall to LCH as head of Asia Pacific. She brings with her substantial experience of the markets in Australia and internationally, and will be an asset to our leadership team.”
He added: “In her new role she will oversee our growing business in Asia Pacific, fostering relationships with market participants in the region, and leading our colleagues based in Australia and Japan.”
“I’d also like to thank Marcus Robinson for his successful four-year tenure as head of Asia Pacific, and look forward to continuing to work with him in his new role as head of group business development.”
