Defiance has appointed Sylvia Jablonski, as Chief Investment Officer of Defiance ETFs. 

European fixed income ETF provider, Tabula Investment Management, has hired ETF industry veteran Stefan Garcia as a Managing Director to help drive the firm’s continued growth.

Global ETF analytics and data platform TrackInsight has appointed Anne-Valère Amo as Head of ETF Selection.

European fixed income ETF provider Tabula Investment Management has hired Abdallah Muhammad to lead client development in the Nordic region.

Lyxor has appointed Hirosuke Uraoka as Head of Lyxor ETF Japan. In this newly created role, Uraoka will be responsible for growing the Japanese business of Lyxor ETF.

HSBC Global Asset Management (HSBC GAM) has appointed Stefano Caleffi to the newly created role of Head of ETF Sales, Southern Europe.

Michael D'Arcy, a former Minister of State with Responsibility for Financial Services, has been appointed as the new CEO of the Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM).

Lyxor has appointed Heike Fürpaß-Peter as Head of Lyxor International Asset Management SAS Deutschland (Lyxor Deutschland), effective 5 October. The appointment is subject to the relevant legal and regulatory approvals.

21Shares AG, an issuer of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) with cryptocurrencies as underlying assets, has added to its executive team with the appointment of Lucy Reynolds as Chief Operating Officer. 

ETF provider ProShares has named Scott Helfstein, PhD as Executive Director, Thematic Investing. He will be part of the company’s Strategy team and report to Steve Cohen, Managing Director, Strategy at ProShares.