The US firm has appointed a new head of its Sydney, Australia operation.

US-based Northern Trust has appointed Sally Surgeon as head of its Sydney office, effective 1 June 2017. She will retain her responsibilities as head of client services for Australasia.

Surgeon will be responsible for all aspects of Northern Trust’s Sydney office. She will continue to report directly to Madeleine Senior, head of the Australasia region, the firm said in a statement yesterday.

Prior to her new role, Surgeon was most recently based in Northern Trust’s Melbourne office. She joined the firm in 2005 in London, and then moved to the Melbourne office in 2007. Surgeon has more than 20 years’ experience in the sector. 

“We continue to see an increasing demand for our range of innovative institutional-level asset servicing and asset management solutions across Australasia,” said Senior. “Sally has been instrumental in growing our client base across the region and we are delighted to appoint her to lead our Sydney office where, drawing on her experience, she will focus on continuing to deepen relationships with our clients and the industry and drive momentum for our expanding business.”

WealthBriefing Asia reported in March 2017 on the firm’s expansion in Asia, as it opened a new branch in Seoul, where it has had a representative office since 2014.