State Street bolsters alternatives team

Ridhima Sharma
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State Street has appointed Geoff Pullen as managing director, alternatives sector EMEA. Based in London, he will report to Maria Cantillon, head of sector solutions for EMEA.

Pullen will be responsible for driving the execution of team’s regional sales strategy across hedge and private equity fund clients.

With 16 years’ experience, he joins State Street from Standard Chartered where he led the transaction banking & securities services sales to European alternative and traditional asset managers. Prior to this he held senior sales roles at both HSBC Securities Services and BNP Paribas.

He holds a BSc (Hons) in Communications & Information Systems from Cranfield University and an MBA from Cass Business School.