RBC Dexia Investor Services Names Head Of Portfolio Solutions Group

Tom Burroughes

4 July 2012

RBC Dexia Investor Services, which operates in offshore and onshore markets, has appointed Simon Hirtenstein as head of its portfolio solutions group within its Market Products & Services team.

Reporting to Susan Pike, global head, Market Products & Services Hirtenstein will be based in RBC Dexia’s London office. He will be responsible for direct sales of Market Products and Services on a third party basis.

Previously, he held senior leadership roles in Canada, the UK and Bermuda, including a position at HSBC Securities Services. 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 for the offshore market Barclays Wealth . He was also vice president, senior business change manager at HSBC Bank Bermuda.

RBC Dexia Investor Services is joined owned by Royal Bank of Canada and Dexia, the Franco-Belgian financial services firm. RBC Dexia Services has $2.9 trillion of client assets under administration and is one of the world’s largest custodians.