London, Sep 6, 2017 – RBC Investor & Treasury Services, part of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), today announced the appointment of Aneet Shah as Managing Director, Head of Global Client Experience.

Based in London, Shah joins the RBC Investor & Treasury Services’ Global Client Coverage team and reports to Paul Stillabower, Global Head of Product Management. With responsibility for enhancing client experiences, Shah will focus on ensuring that product and technology developments are fully coordinated with client and industry needs.

Shah joins RBC from J.P. Morgan where he spent 11 years in senior product management positions for its securities services business. His most recent role was as Regional Head of Product for Investment Operations Middle Office Outsourcing in EMEA where he led the development of strategy and client pipeline for this business.  Prior to this, Shah held senior product roles with BNP Paribas and UBS.

“RBC Investor & Treasury Services has a long history of partnering with our clients to deliver services that meet their evolving needs. Aneet’s deep industry experience will be of significant value as we continue to enhance and develop new products and technology,” Stillabower said.

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has also recently announced the appointment of Wendy Phillis, who joined as Managing Director, Governance & Regulatory Solutions, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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About RBC Investor & Treasury Services

RBC Investor & Treasury Services (RBC I&TS) is a specialist provider of asset services, custody, payments and treasury services for financial and other institutional investors worldwide. We serve clients from 19 countries across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, delivering services to safeguard client assets and maximize liquidity. Rated by our clients as the #1 global custodian for six consecutive years (Global Custody Survey, Global Investor ISF, 2011 to 2016), RBC I&TS is trusted with over CAD 4 trillion in client assets under administration as at April 30, 2017 .

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