 | Thomas Murray Market Flash |
| Date: 13 Feb 2006 |
Bruce Butterill joins Thomas Murray
THOMAS MURRAY INCREASES FOCUS ON THE AMERICASLondon - Thomas Murray, the custody risk rating and advisory company, today announced the appointment of Bruce Butterill as Director, Capital Markets Ratings and Advisory, Americas.
Bruce joins Thomas Murray Limited following more than 18 years with The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (CDS) where he served in a variety of senior product management and operational roles. Most recently he held the position of Vice President, Product Management. He brings with him a very broad and deep knowledge of the securities depository and clearing businesses and their critical role within the capital markets.
While with CDS, Bruce also served for six years as their representative to the Americas Central Securities Depository Association (ACSDA) and was elected the Association's President in 2003, a position he held for more than two years.
In this new position Bruce will have responsibility for the development of Thomas Murray's capital markets business in the Americas. He will also have principal responsibility for managing Thomas Murray's relationships with the central securities depositories (CSDs) in the region and will play an active role in working with CSDs globally.
"This position is a great step in my career," explains Butterill. "I have worked in conjunction with Thomas Murray Limited for the past decade and have a great respect for what the organisation and its people stand for. Joining the Thomas Murray team will provide me with the opportunity to apply my skills and experience in a much broader context than ever before."
Simon Thomas, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Ratings Officer at Thomas Murray added, "Having had the opportunity to work closely with Bruce over the years in a number of different capacities we know that he will be a tremendous asset to the firm in the Americas, a region which is of great strategic importance to the organisation."
For further information contact:
Simon Thomas / Bruce Butterill
Thomas Murray
+44 (0) 20 7830 8300
sthomas@thomasmurray.com
bbutterill@thomasmurray.com
About Thomas Murray
Thomas Murray is a custody risk rating and advisory company specialising in the global securities services industry. The Company privately/publicly maintains ratings on over 300 custodians, 100 capital market infrastructures and 150 central securities depositories worldwide. Thomas Murray is the single largest provider of public and private ratings and risk assessments on global custodians, agent banks and capital market infrastructures.
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