BNP Paribas announces today the appointment of John Ferrara as Head of Sales and Relationship Management for the Institutional Investors client segment in the Americas for BNP Paribas Securities Services, the bank’s securities services division.

In this role, Mr Ferrara will be responsible for driving the growth of BNP Paribas’ Institutional Investor franchise, and further developing the corridors throughout the Americas regions in partnership with regional and global partners.

Based in New York, he reports to Dennis Bon, Head of BNP Paribas Securities Services in the Americas, as well as Alvaro Camunas, Global Head of Client Development for BNP Paribas Securities Services.

John Ferrara has deep expertise in the asset management industry, gained from a number of enterprise sales roles in securities services and financial technology. Previously, he was at Citi, where he led sales for the Asset Manager segment for Custody and Fund Services. Prior to that, he was Global Head of Sales and Account Management at BISAM. Then, when FactSet acquired BISAM, John assumed the role of Head of Sales for the New York region.

John Ferrara, Head of Sales and Relationship Management for the Institutional Investors Client Segment in the Americas, said:

“I am delighted to be leading sales and relationship management for the Institutional Investors client segment for BNP Paribas Securities Services in Americas. This new role presents an exciting opportunity to further develop this important client segment within one of the leading Securities Servicers and CIB franchises in the world.”