Societe Generale Securities Services in Italy has appointed Cristina Belotti as head of financial institutions and brokers. Previously sales and relationship manager and head of Target2-Securities (T2S) products for SGSS in Italy, she joins the global financial institutions and brokers team led by Guillaume Heraud, global head of development for financial institutions and brokers. 

Based in Milan at SGSSis Italian head office, Belotti reports to Guillaume Heraud in Paris and Silvano Viotti, head of business development for SGSS in Itlay. Her appointment took effect on January 1 2015.

Belotti will play a key role in developing Italy’s product strategy for institutions and brokers. One major market initiative, which will impact that clientele, is the new European T2S settlement platform, planned for launch on June 22 2015, with Italy among the first countries to migrate. 

“Cristina Belotti will pursue the development of our dedicated suite of services allowing financial institutions and brokers to fully benefit from the T2S platform and support their cross-border settlements and liquidity management, as well as to provide them with significant asset servicing expertise,” said Guillaume Heraud.