RBC Investor & Treasury Services continues to bolster product management team

London, Oct 24, 2017 – RBC Investor & Treasury Services, part of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), today announced the appointment of Geert Pick as Managing Director, Global Head of Product Management, Shareholder Services.

Based in London, Pick joins the RBC Investor & Treasury Services’ Product Management team and reports to Paul Stillabower, Global Head of Product Management. Pick is accountable for setting the strategic direction of I&TS’ Transfer Agency product and aligning it with client and industry requirements.

Pick joins RBC from Genpact where he was an Associate Vice President, responsible for digital transformation initiatives for strategic capital markets clients. Prior to that, Geert worked for Gartner, a technology research and advisory consulting firm, in its banking and investment services team.

“RBC I&TS is recognised as a leading provider of transfer agency services, with a comprehensive product offering across key markets,” Stillabower said. “Geert’s significant experience in business process re- design, innovation and digitization will be key as we continue to deliver differentiated services to our clients.”

RBC Investor & Treasury Services has been steadily adding industry experts to its global operations, including the recent hires of Aneet Shah, Managing Director, Head of Global Client Experience and Wendy Phillis, Managing Director, Governance & Regulatory Solutions, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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