American asset manager Northern Trust has named Sara Gilbert as a senior executive for alternatives business development in Europe.
Gilbert will operate out of Luxembourg and lead business development for alternatives asset servicing.
She most recently worked at AltaReturn in Hong Kong with responsibility for driving expansion in the Asia-Pacific market.
She also had stints at SS&C Technologies, SunGard/FIS, PerTrac, Financial News as well as the Financial Times.
At Northern Trust, Gilbert has been tasked with ramping up asset servicing solutions for private equity, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, and hedge funds.
She is now part of the firm’s EMEA business development team. The team specialises in working with managers and asset owners seeking to establish funds in the UK, Luxembourg, Ireland, and Guernsey.
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By GlobalDataNorthern Trust head of Global Fund Services for EMEA Clive Bellows said: “Sara has extensive global experience working with alternative asset managers, helping them achieve best practice in their operating models, enhance efficiency, decision making and investor engagement.
“Her appointment, combined with Northern Trust’s innovative products and services will drive our continued growth across the alternative asset investment spectrum.”
Currently, Northern Trust oversees assets of more than $1.4trn in alternatives.
The business reported $1.2trn in assets under management and $12.1trn in assets under custody/administration at the end of December 2019.