William Turmann, Business Development Director; Credit: LinkedIn

Ocorian, a leading global provider of fund administration, corporate, trust and capital markets services with an office in Luxembourg, has strengthened its European and United Kingdom (UK) business development team with the appointments of Andrew Stewart, Chris Mayfield, Natasha Head, Vivienne Fitzpatrick and William Turmann, all joining as Business Development Directors.

Operating across key international financial centres, Ocorian is focused on growing its network of funds, capital markets, corporate and private clients across the UK and European markets, as well as in North America, Asia and the Middle East. With specialisms in corporate services and direct lending, infrastructure, venture capital, real estate and debt funds, the new appointments add breadth and depth to Ocorian's global business development expertise across the private equity and listed funds, capital markets and private client sector.

Simon Behan, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Ocorian, commented: "The calibre of our new appointments represents the confidence and ambition we have in our growth capabilities as a leading provider of funds and corporate services". He continued: "As economies begin to reopen and rebuild, fund managers and corporates are increasingly going to need administration and compliance support to implement their strategies with confidence. With a depth of experience across the funds and corporate sectors, our business development team is perfectly placed to connect these market players with our world-class client solutions, helping them to achieve scale and substance in what is a rapidly changing business landscape".

Among the new appointments is William Turmann, who is joining the Luxembourg office from Société Générale Luxembourg, where he served as Vice President. Based in Luxembourg, Mr Turmann has strong experience of providing integrated investment solutions for asset managers and will focus on the acquisition of new funds and corporate clients.