Ocorian expands Capital Markets team with senior appointment

Ocorian, the specialist global provider of corporate and fiduciary, fund administration, and capital markets services to financial institutions, corporates and high-net-worth individuals, is expanding its Capital Markets team with the appointment of Christoph Schwarz.

He joins Ocorian as Business Development Director, Capital Markets, and will focus on financial institutions and law firms in the UK and Europe.

Based in London, Christoph brings more than 20 years’ experience in financial services working for major banks, insurance companies and financial advisory boutiques including Wachovia, Lehman Brothers, HSH Nordbank, Genworth and StormHarbour Securities. Prior to joining Ocorian, he was a Principal in BNY Mellon’s Corporate Trust team.

His areas of expertise include trustee and agency services as well as securitisation and structured finance with a focus on residential and commercial real estate mortgage portfolios and loans.

Jamie Riley, Head of Business Development Capital Markets – UK & EMEA, at Ocorian, said: “Christoph is a highly experienced professional who will make a major contribution to the ongoing growth of Ocorian’s Capital Markets services.”

Christoph Schwarz added: “I am very happy to be joining Ocorian and look forward to working with its experienced and expert teams as we continue to build our services and support clients.”