RBC Investor & Treasury Services bolsters its Australian operation with the addition of a senior hire.
London-based asset service provider RBC Investor & Treasury Services (I&TS), part of Royal Bank of Canada, appointed Marian Azer as managing director, head of I&TS product management, Asia Pacific (APAC) and chief operating officer, global client coverage, Australia.
For the last five years, Azer was head of Product, Investor Services at J.P. Morgan Chase, and prior to this, held senior roles at Mercer and BNP Paribas, the company said in a press release.
Reporting jointly to David Travers, head of I&TS Australia, and Paul Stillabower, global head of product management, Azer will be responsible for the design and execution of the RBC I&TS product strategy in Asia Pacific as well as governance for all client coverage activities in Australia.
RBC I&TS recently announced a number of senior appointments in key markets including, Pat Sanderson and Hong Paterson to head client coverage activities in the U.K. and Singapore respectively.
