Thomas Murray Appoints Karen Bignell in Australia

Based in Melbourne, she will be responsible for the development of the Company's Institutional practice and client base. Karen has extensive experience in the securities and related services industry having previously worked as a Senior Relationship Manager for global clients at JPMorgan in London.

Ross Whitehill, COO said, "Karen's appointment is a key step in the development of our custodian evaluation, selection and monitoring practice and we are delighted to welcome someone of Karen's calibre to our company".

Karen Bignell  said, " I look forward to working with the team at Thomas Murray and growing the client base in Australia. This region is a very important element of the company's growth strategy and I am confident our products and services will be of great interest to institutional investors."

Karen spent fifteen years with JPMorgan and had responsibility for several of their top tier international investment manager clients covering trustee services, fund administration, accounting, shareholder services and other value-added services.

For further information contact:

Karen Bignell
Business Manager, Australia & New Zealand
Thomas Murray (Australasia) Pty Ltd
Lvl 27, 101 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel. 03 9653 9244
kbignell@thomasmurray.com

Ross Whitehill
Chief Operating Officer
Thomas Murray Ltd
+44 (0) 20 7830 8300
rwhitehill@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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