Broadridge has appointed Stephen Wilkes senior vice president, head of international buy-side sales, based in London.
As part of the role, Wilkes will be responsible for the firm’s sales efforts across EMEA and APAC, focusing on the asset management and asset servicing communities.
“I’m looking forward to leading a talented team of sales professionals across both regions. This is a great opportunity to contribute to the continued growth and innovation in Broadridge’s international buy-side business,” said Wilkes in a social media announcement.
Earlier in his career, Wilkes spent nearly 13 years at Deutsche Bank in a variety of sales-related roles.
Most recently, he held a dual leadership role at the bank, responsible for global solutions sales and EMEA securities services sales.
This followed a stint as head of FIC platform sales, where Wilkes held responsibility for distribution of FX prime brokerage, rates prime brokerage and OTC clearing products.
Elsewhere in his tenure at Deutsche Bank, Wilkes served as a regional sales head, based in Singapore, and sales director, based in London.
Before joining Deutsche Bank, Wilkes spent six years at JP Morgan, most recently serving as executive director, futures and options and OTC clearing sales. Before this, he worked as vice president at the bank for four and a half years.
Wilkes began his career at Goldman Sachs as an associate, following a graduate programme at the bank.