Tina is Head of Legal Services at ISLA, where she oversees all aspects of our legal documentation and opinions work for the benefit of ISLA members. This includes the management of our various legal working groups and streams to determine new and ongoing priorities and initiatives, as well as the relationships with external counsel and our netting opinions provider, aosphere.

Tina is also ISLA’s lead for ISLA Connects. ISLA Connects was launched by ISLA in 2024, with the aim of providing a forum for ISLA member firm representatives employed in the securities financing industry to connect, and enable ISLA to reach market participants who may not have the opportunity to interact with us via ISLA working groups or attend our annual conferences or other regional events.

Tina is a securities lending professional, having spent 11 years at Deutsche Bank in a senior Sales and Marketing role in the Equity financing team. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Tina worked in a sales and relationship management role supporting the securities lending trading desk at Morgan Stanley.

Matt manages the Financing department for NBIM. His team is responsible for cash management and securities lending on the combined equity and fixed income portfolio. Prior to joining NBIM in 2002 on the Equity Trading desk, he worked at BlackRock and Morgan Stanley.

Ina is EMEA Head of Regulatory Strategy, Public Policy & Industry Affairs for BNY’s Securities Finance business.  She serves in a business advisory & advocacy role and is responsible for leading the business’ efforts to identify and capitalize on new opportunities in a changing regulatory environment.  Ina joined BNY in 2018 from the State Street Bank & Trust Securities Finance business, where she was Head of Regulatory Affairs, EMEA.  Prior to that Ina was Managing Counsel for State Street’s Securities Finance business in EMEA and previously, derivatives & securities finance legal counsel supporting the equity finance and money markets desks at Deutsche Bank AG, London.  Ina is Chair of the ISLA Board of Directors in EMEA and a Director in the ISLA Americas Board, she is a member of the Bank of England Money Markets Committee (MMC), the Bank of England Securities Lending Committee (SLC) and is Chair of the Bank of England Money Markets Code sub-committee.  In addition, she co-leads Women in Securities Finance in London.

Andy joined ISLA in 2013 and took over as Chief Executive in mid-2016. As well as leading our advocacy efforts with policymakers and regulators, he is also responsible for defining the aims and objectives of the Association and ensuring that we meet the needs and requirements of our member firms across Europe, Middle East & Africa. He regularly participates in panel discussions at conferences and events, representing the interests of the industry and advocating the importance of securities lending to the efficient functioning of the broader capital markets.

Prior to joining ISLA, he held senior product and account management roles across the securities finance industry including Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Prudential M&G and IHS Markit (formerly Data Explorers).

Before joining the world of capital markets, Andy worked in commercial and corporate finance banking including aerospace finance.

With over 20 years of experience in capital markets, trading, and digital innovation, Adriana is a recognized leader in financial services transformation. Currently, she serves as an Executive in Residence at Global Digital Finance (GDF), an Advisory Board Member for The Digital Dollar Project, and a Fellow at the University of East London. 

Most recently, as Director of Public Policy at Credit Suisse, she led initiatives at the intersection of technology, regulation, and innovation, driving the adoption of emerging technologies like blockchain, tokenization, and digital assets.Her career spans global roles in repo trading and product management at  Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, and Tradition Government Securities, alongside entrepreneurial ventures in Asia and London.

Recognized in the Women in Fintech Powerlist and as Women in Finance Returner of the Year, Adriana is committed to fostering diversity in finance and technology. Her expertise bridges traditional finance and the digital future, shaping regulatory frameworks and driving meaningful change in the industry.

Fran joined ISLA Americas in 2024 as Chief Executive and Head of Business, leading advocacy efforts with policymakers and regulators while collaborating with the board and ISLA EMEA on the Association’s objectives to ensure the needs and requirements of member firms across the Americas are met.

Prior to joining ISLA Americas, Fran spent 22 years at the Risk Management Association (RMA), with the last 16 focused on Capital Markets Risk and Securities Lending. His role encompassed securities lending, regulatory outreach, and various risk management functions, including funding, traded market risk, liquidity, counterparty risk, collateral management, model risk, and country risk.

Fran completed the University of Pennsylvania’s RMA/Wharton Advanced Risk Management Program as well as receiving his Master of Business Administration in Finance in addition to International Business from Philadelphia University, and has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Pennsylvania State University.

Joseph Gillingwater is a Senior Vice President and Global Head of Fixed Income Securities Finance Trading at Northern Trust Capital Markets.

Based in London, he joined Northern Trust in 2016, and is responsible for the global trading strategy, regulatory capital optimization, and distribution of bonds within the Agency Lending programme. Additionally, Joseph has responsibility for the management of repurchase agreement (repo) trading, including Northern Trust’s FICC sponsored repo capabilities.

Previously, Joseph was a Senior Portfolio Manager at State Street Global Advisors where he was responsible for the management of securities lending investments and short-term fixed income portfolios.

Alistair joined ISLA in January 2024 as Director – Business Development.

Alistair is responsible for ensuring ISLA’s services meets the needs and requirements of our member firms across Europe, Middle East & Africa. Alistair leads on strengthening relationships with ISLA’s current member firms, identifying growth opportunities across the securities finance landscape, and developing services and strategic partnerships that enhance ISLA’s memberships offer.

Alistair brings extensive experience of securities lending from both a buy and sell side perspective. Before joining ISLA, Alistair was Director of EMEA Sales at Baton where he was responsible for growing Baton’s solutions in the region. Prior to Baton, Alistair built experience across financial services, working at some of the largest and most respected institutions in the world including Bank of New York Mellon, BlackRock, and UBS.

Thomas joined Banco Santander London Branch in 2019 as head STM/Sec Finance: Repo, Sec Fin, and Structured Prod Finance, Operational Liquidity Management, Short-Term funding, Deposits, CDs and term financing for all asset classes, optimizing collateral across Santander CIB. In spring 2024 he took the role of Global Head of Securities Finance running the Global Inventory Finance Unit for all assets.

19 years at Credit Suisse in various FI trading roles, focusing on IRS, Bonds, Repo, Collateral, Sec Fin, and Liquidity/Capital. While in Global Liquidity Group: CS Madrid office Head of Trading Risk FI/Equities Cash and Derivatives, Listed Derivatives.

Spearheaded introduction/build of ISOCO margining at CS, actively participated in initial industry initiatives for Wave 1, creation of the Collateral Optimization function. Managed collateral, liquidity, pricing, discounting curves, and risk management. LCH PAG member 2007 to 2019, played key role in industry initiatives: blockchain, indices, and platforms. In the London Money Market Association, and since 2021 member of the ICMA ERCC, he was elected Vice Chair in 2023.

Co-Lead of the Trading and Liquidity workstream under the UK T+1 Accelerated Settlement Taskforce and is Co-Lead of the SecLending and Repo workstream under the EU T+1 Industry Committee.

Simon Heath is the Global Head of Agency Securities Finance Trading as well as the EMEA head for Agency Securities Finance. With over 25 years of Industry experience, Simon’s role encompasses global oversight of all agency trading and cash reinvestment activities, as well as being responsible for client coverage across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Simon holds a BA in Economics from the University of Manchester and an MBA from the University Of Durham Business School.

Stephen is the CEO of a PASLA, responsible for advocacy, strategy and developing Securities Finance and Derivative markets with Policy Makers across Asia Pacific. As an experienced leader in Equity Derivatives and Securities Finance, he has built and scaled regional and global businesses for major US and European Banks. Developing OTC and listed markets across Asia, he headed Equity Derivatives in APAC, before moving to the Buy-Side to Head Trading for a Hong Kong based Multi Strategy Hedge Fund.

He is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of a Hong Kong N.G.O. chairing Audit, Risk, and Fundraising committees. Previously serving as a Board Advisor for a regional Stock Exchange, and a Board Member for Banking and Securities entities. As an Expert Witness he provides independent opinions on financial risk assessments, civil and criminal litigation, disputes and tribunals, with a focus on Asset Management, Corporate and Flow Derivatives, and Margin Lending.

Mr. Sabatini currently serves as Independent Chair of the EU T+1 Industry Committee, after serving as General Manager of the Italian Banking Association for 15 years. He is member of the IFRS Board of Trustees and independent director in the board of several Italian companies. He has more than 40 years’ experience in international finance, including both public and private sector appointments. He previously served at Consob, the public authority responsible for regulating the Italian financial markets, and as Director General of the banking and financial system at the Italian Ministry of Finance. He was also CEO of the Italian CSD Montetitoli.

His extensive experience leading international organisations includes chairing the Executive Committee of the European Banking Federation, the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) working group on secondary markets regulation and the European Association of Central Securities Depositories. Mr Sabatini has also co-chaired a joint working group by IOSCO and the Bank for International Settlements.

Mr. Sabatini is a certified public accountant and graduated cum laude from LUISS University in Rome.

Tommaso is Head of Securities Finance at GIC, based in Singapore. His focus areas are physical and synthetic securities financing transactions, collateral optimization, and financial resource management. Prior to joining GIC in 2019, Tommaso worked in portfolio finance at Avenue Capital and in prime finance at Deutsche Bank, based in London and New York. Tommaso holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge and an MA in Mathematics of Finance from Columbia University.

Marton Szigeti is the Clearstream Global Head of Collateral, Lending and Liquidity. He joined Clearstream in July 2020 as the Head of Sales for the UK and Americas prior to moving into his current position. Prior to joining Clearstream, Marton spent 7 years at Deutsche Bank, where he held a variety of senior roles including Managing Director, Global Head of Sales for Securities Services and was most recently Managing Director, Head of Platform Sales for Global Markets. During his time at Deutsche Bank, Marton co-chaired the Capital and Risk Committee for the Global Transaction Bank where he was responsible for managing the balance sheet and financial and non-financial risk for all institutional clients. Prior to this he spent time at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan where he focused on market structure strategy and principal strategic investments. Marton holds a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from RMIT.

Géraldine joined Societe Generale in 1993 and has been running cash and repo desks on Core European debts for 20 years. After spending a couple of years on a more transverse role as a coordinator for Fixed Income and structured financing, Geraldine moved to the sales side in 2019 to look after the global markets financing solutions. Geraldine is also responsible for optimising the leverage ratio regarding commercial activities. In 2019, she was appointed Head of Financing Solutions for Global Markets Sales and Head of Financing and Client Profitability in February 2023. Géraldine has also been co-sponsor of Women in MARK since 2022.

Nehal is Global Head of Securities Finance at BNY within the Markets Division. Securities Finance includes Agency Securities Lending program and the Principal related activities including FICC’sCleared Repo, Secured Loan Portfolio and the prime brokerage proxy BorrowPlus which facilitates alternative managers borrowing securities. Nehal has global responsibilities for the agency and principal businesses and provides strategic direction for securities lending functions including trading, cash collateral investment, sales, relationship management and business development.

Prior to joining BNY Mellon in 2023, Nehal spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs in New York and London in a range of roles, including most recently co-heading Global Cross Asset Financing within Global Markets and Banking. In this role she partnered with Fixed Income, Equities, Prime Brokerage and Corporate Treasury to originate innovative solutions for liquidity and capital resource optimization for the firm’s liabilities and distributed these solutions to a breadth of institutional clients. During her tenure at the firm, she also had responsibilities in equity structuring and started her career in foreign exchange trading.

Nehal holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mathematics from Imperial College London. Nehal serves on the board of trustees for Stevens Cooperative School, New Jersey.

Enrique Verdu is a Managing Director and has been with Banco Santander S.A. in Madrid since 2007, facilitating the development of the Securities Finance Desk for Santander CIB in Europe, North America and Asia, with special focus on client interaction amongst the different geographies while building centralized hub capabilities for fixed income and equities, bilateral and triparty, for repo, securities lending and TRS financing, both for clients coverage and internal balance sheet, capital, collateral and liquidity management. As part of Santander CIB digital strategy, Enrique is currently focusing on promoting / implementing digital finance as part of Santander´s Securities Finance infrastructure. Before that Enrique spent nine years in London, working for HSBC, Banco Santander London branch, Lehman Brothers and Abbey National. Enrique holds a MBA (Global Executive MBA) by Instituto de Empresa (IE), member of IE´s Dean´s List.