People moves and key promotions in securitisation

This week’s roundup of securitisation job swaps sees Voya Investment Management announce a successor to retiring ceo Christine Hurtsellers. Elsewhere, Greystone has snapped up an industry veteran as senior md for structured finance, while Slate Asset Management has promoted two executives to md in Chicago and Frankfurt.

Matt Toms is to take over as ceo at Voya Investment Management after the firm’s incumbent ceo Christine Hurtsellers announced her plans to retire in 2024. Toms, who is currently global chief investment officer, will take over the reins with immediate effect, while Hurtsellers will take up a strategic advisor role until her retirement takes effect.

Voya has also announced that Morgan Stanley fixed income cio Eric Stein will join the business as head of investments and cio for fixed income. Stein leaves Morgan Stanley after two years with the firm. He was previously cio at Eaton Vance, where he spent 14 years.

Hurtsellers joined Voya in late 2004 and was promoted from cio to ceo in September 2016. She previously spent six years as a portfolio manager at Freddie Mac and had stints at AllianceBernstein and Bank One.

Toms has been with Voya since 2009. He previously worked at Calamos Investments, Northern Trust and Lincoln Financial Group.

Elsewhere, Greystone has hired industry veteran Steven Caligor as senior md of structured finance, based in its New York office. In his new role, he will be tasked with “managing and expanding client relationships” and “channels of loan origination”, according to a statement issued by Greystone.

Caligor leaves his role as executive vp and head of structured finance for CRE and healthcare at BHI. He initially joined BHI in April 2016 and rejoined at the end of 2017 after a four-month stint as senior md at Monticello Asset Management. He has also previously worked at Signature Bank and Bank Leumi.

Slate Asset Management has promoted Desmond Vindici and Sven Vollenbruch to md in Chicago and Frankfurt respectively. 

Vindici is promoted from the role of senior vice president, having joined the firm in early 2022. He focuses on capital markets and CMBS at Slate Real Estate Capital. Vindici joined Slate from Wells Fargo, where he spent 16 years and was most recently director for principal investments with a focus on CMBS and CRE investments.

Vollenbruch is also promoted from senior vice president after having been with the business for five and a half years. He is responsible for the origination and execution of European investments, as well as leading the portfolio management and strategic oversight of Slate’s European funds and portfolios. Vollenbruch previously worked at JLL.

IACPM has appointed Anna Olsen as senior advisor. Olsen was previously head of credit and portfolio management, Europe and Americas at Standard Chartered Bank, which she joined in July 2007. Before that, she was a portfolio manager at Rabobank and a credit analyst at Merrill Lynch.

Investcorp Credit Management has promoted Barry Lane to md, responsible for European CLO issuance. Based in London, he was previously a director at the firm, having joined 3i Debt Management in 2004.

Ares Management Corporation has hired former Hayfin partner and portfolio manager Stefano Questa as partner and co-head of Europe for alternative credit, based in London. Questa spent six years at Hayfin and previously worked at TPG Sixth Street Partners and Goldman Sachs.

Stephen Hughes has joined ARA Venn to head up its risk and asset management team. The former KBRA director will join the specialist investment manager’s office in London. Hughes previously had stints at both Fitch Ratings and Moody’s. He joined KBRA in 2020, where he served as the head of European CMBS, CRE and loan ratings and head of portfolio management.

Mission Driven Finance has hired Community Vision CA’s Risa Blumlein Keeper as senior director for structured finance. Blumlein Keeper leaves her position as interim director within Community Vision’s catalytic capital team after seven years with the business. She was previously finance director at Social Venture Circle and deputy director at BKS Iyengar Yoga Association of Northern California.

Mitsubishi HC Capital America has appointed Anand Rao as md of private credit in its structured finance division. Rao is currently a strategic consultant and board advisor to start-up businesses, having left his role as senior vice president at Audax Private Debt in 2020 after 12 years with the business. Prior to Audax, he spent six years at GE Capital.

David Saitowitz has joined Intermediate Capital Group as head of US liquid credit, based in New York. In his new role, he will focus on managing the firm’s US syndicated loans and high yield bonds strategies. Saitowitz leaves his role as partner and co-head of US performing credit and head of industry research at Apollo Global Management, where he spent more than a decade. He previously worked at Stone Tower Capital and JP Morgan.

Marathon Asset Management has recruited Tod Trabocco as md and product strategist within its private credit asset management business, based in New York. He was previously an md at Aksia and an investment committee member at Pennington Alternative Investment Management, having worked at ITE Management, Cambridge Associates, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, CIFC, Moody’s and the EBRD before that.

Chorus Capital has promoted Giorgio Gallo to head of portfolio management. Gallo joined the firm as portfolio manager in 2011, having previously been a fixed income analyst at Legal & General Investment Management and a credit strategist at Lehman Brothers.

Arthur Cox has named Peter Murphy as partner within its banking and finance practice. Based in the firm’s Dublin office, Murphy advises banks, funds and other financial institutions on matters relating to securitisations, SRTs, general structured finance transactions, derivatives, collateralisation structures and regulatory capital-driven transactions. Before joining Arthur Cox in November 2020, he trained and qualified in London, where he spent approximately five years working for Clifford Chance.

Jennifer Ellis has joined Reed Smith as counsel in its securitisation practice, based in London. She was previously counsel at Linklaters – where she worked with Mark Drury, another recent Reed Smith hire (SCI 18 December 2023) – having been at Milbank and Freshfields before that.

Ruhi Patil has joined Dentons as counsel in its DCM, structured finance and derivatives team, based in London. Specialising in repack transactions and synthetic securitisations, Patil was previously managing associate at Linklaters, which she joined in January 2017.

And finally, JLL has hired Rodrigo Magan Garcia to its debt and structured finance team based in Madrid. Magan Garcia leaves his role as associate in Alantra’s credit portfolio advisory team after three and a half years with the firm. He previously worked at Deloitte and Banco Santander.