Standard Chartered has appointed Ying Ying Tan as Global Head of Securities Services and Global Head of Digital Assets. According to a press release, Tan succeeds Margaret Harwood-Jones who has taken on the role of CEO, UK & Europe at Standard Chartered. Since joining Standard Chartered in 2017, Tan has held a number of senior leadership roles and most recently served as Global Head of Securities Services Product Management and Chief Operating Officer for the business. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, she held several regional and global leadership positions at Deutsche Bank across securities services, product management and transaction banking.

Christopher Smith has joined Morgan Stanley as Vice President, FX Options Trader, according to a LinkedIn post. Smith joins from Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking, where he spent three years in FX options trading in London. Most recently, he served as Vice President, FX Options Trader, a position he assumed in February 2026, having previously worked as an FX Options Trader since October 2023. Prior to Societe Generale, Smith spent six years at Credit Suisse.

CRB Group, the parent company of Cross River Bank, has appointed Evan L. Russo as President, according to a press release. He previously served as CEO of Lazard Asset Management and CFO of Lazard and has served as Cross River’s Lead Independent Director since April 2026. Russo will report to Cross River Founder, CEO and Chairman, Gilles Gade, and will continue on the Board of Directors while relinquishing his role as Lead Independent Director. Shimshon Gross, who has served on the Board since Cross River’s inception in 2008, has been appointed Lead Independent Director. 

Catherine Grover will join Cboe Global Markets as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective November 16, 2026. According to a press release, she joins Cboe from PNC Financial Services Group, where she spent more than 29 years in a variety of HR leadership and business roles. Most recently, she was Executive Vice President, Human Resources.

State Street Corporation has elected Alexander Vollert to its Board of Directors, according to a press release. Vollert brings more than two decades of leadership experience across global financial services, with deep expertise in technology, operations, and large-scale transformation. Most recently, Vollert served as Group Chief Operating Officer of AXA and Chief Executive Officer of AXA Group Operations. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of AXA Germany and held senior leadership roles at Allianz, including Chief Executive Officer of its German property and casualty business.

Rimes has hired Tigran Khrimian as Chief Technology Officer, according to a press release. Before joining Rimes, Khrimian spent over 20 years at FINRA, where he most recently served as Chief Technology Engineering Officer. In that role, he guided technology strategy, engineering modernization and AI-driven transformation across FINRA’s digital and data platforms, while helping establish governance and capability frameworks for responsible generative AI adoption.

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