TORONTO, November 28, 2017 — RBC Investor & Treasury Services (RBC I&TS), part of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), today announced the appointment of Annette Niebuhr as Managing Director, Network Management within the Product Management team.
Based in Toronto, Niebuhr will manage the Network Management function across the Americas, which includes supporting Canadian-based clients’ global network management requirements as well as leveraging RBC Investor & Treasury Services’ relationships with agent banks to develop strategic partnerships focused on client engagement and market-facing activities.
Niebuhr brings over 25 years of global financial markets experience to RBC Investor & Treasury Services. She was most recently Managing Director, Strategy & Customer Programs at BMO Capital Markets where she developed and implemented new cross-sales strategy for Global Corporate Banking. Prior to that, Niebuhr was Head of Corporate Banking at Danske Bank, in London, England.
“Annette’s deep market knowledge and insights, coupled with her strong strategic planning background in Investor Services adds a great deal of strength to our global team and supports our focus on providing an exceptional client experience,” said Paul Stillabower, Global Head of Product Management, RBC Investor & Treasury Services.
RBC Investor & Treasury Services has announced a number of senior hires in recent months to enhance the client experience including the appointment of Pat Sanderson, David Brown and Hong Paterson to head client coverage activities in the United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore, Geert Pick and Aneet Shah within its product management group and Wendy Phillis to head governance and regulatory solutions in Europe and Asia-Pacific.
About RBC Investor & Treasury Services
RBC Investor & Treasury Services is a specialist provider of asset services, custody, payments and treasury services for financial and other institutional investors worldwide. We serve clients from 17 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 seven consecutive years (Global Custody Survey, Global Investor ISF, 2011 to 2017), RBC I&TS is trusted with CAD 4.2 trillion in client assets under administration as at July 31, 2017.
About RBC
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For more information, contact:
Briana D’Archi (North America)
+1 416 955 5658
briana.darchi@rbc.com