Ben Steen has joined Wells Fargo’s Municipals Trading team as Vice President in New York, according to a LinkedIn post. Steen joins from Barclays Investment Bank, where he spent more than five years, most recently serving as Vice President in Municipals Trading from September 2024 to November 2026. Before moving into trading, he served as Vice President in Municipals Underwriting from March to August 2024. He initially joined Barclays in July 2021 as Assistant Vice President in Municipals Syndicate, a position he held for nearly three years. Prior to Barclays, Steen spent almost four years at Grant Thornton, where he held several advisory positions.
Barclays has appointed Anita Tanna as its first Chief AI Officer, expanding her responsibilities after nearly three years as Group Chief of Staff. Based in London, Tanna assumed the role in October 2026 and will focus on accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence across the bank, identifying opportunities to generate value while ensuring the technology is used responsibly. Announcing her appointment on LinkedIn, Tanna said AI has “enormous potential to transform how we serve our customers and clients” and described it as a critical part of Barclays’ strategy. Tanna has been Group Chief of Staff since January 2024, having previously held senior leadership positions within Barclays’ Corporate & Investment Bank.
SimCorp has appointed Fiona O’Donnell to the newly created role of Chief Delivery Officer. According to a press release, O’Donnell reports directly to CEO Peter Sanderson and joins the Executive Committee. Prior to joining SimCorp, Fiona spent more than 18 years working with many of the world’s largest asset owners and managers, most recently as a Client Executive and Senior Vice President at State Street, where she was the senior executive personally accountable to strategic clients through complex, multi-year transformation programs.
BGC Group, a global marketplace, data, and financial technology services company, has announced that JP Aubin will become Vice Chairman of BGC and will step down as Co-Chief Executive Officer, effective at the close of business on December 31, 2026. John Abularrage and Sean Windeatt will continue to lead BGC as Co-Chief Executive Officers, overseeing all of the Company’s regions and businesses. As Vice Chairman, Aubin will report to the Co-CEOs and continue to support BGC’s growth and innovation.
Broadridge has promoted Mike Cowley to General Manager, Global Proxy, according to a press release. Cowley has led Global Proxy as interim General Manager for the past six months. Since joining Broadridge two years ago, he has helped streamline operations and deliver highly impactful AI initiatives across the Global Proxy business. In his expanded role, he will be responsible for the performance of the Global Proxy business, with a special focus on client and associate satisfaction. Cowley will be part of the Investor Communications Solutions (ICS) leadership team and will play a key role in executing the strategic agenda of Broadridge in international markets.
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