AET appoints veteran to key role
Australian Executor Trustees (AET) has appointed a new head of corporate trust.
AET announced that company veteran, Yvonne Kelaher, had been appointed to the role effective from Monday.
It said Kelaher had assumed responsibility for leading the AET Corporate Trust business, which provided custody, trustee and agency services for managed investment schemes, structured finance and securitisation transactions, and wholesale/retail note issues to the Australian financial services industry.
The announcement noted that Kelaher had worked for AET Corporate Trust for more than 17 years in a range of roles and had extensive experience and an in-depth knowledge of the business and its clients.
It said that in her most recent role as a senior manager in corporate trust, Kelaher had successfully led the relationship and transaction management team, which was responsible for growing and maintaining client relationships, deal negotiation and implementation of new business for debt and equity transactions.
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