Calastone appoints new head of ANZ

Global funds management network, Calastone, has appointed Marsha Lee as its Head of Australia and New Zealand, replacing Teresa Walker after she departed from the role in October.

Lee, whose appointment came into effect from 1 November, brings her extensive experience of the managed funds sector to spearhead the strategy behind the firm’s growth across the region and work with its client base of fund managers, platform administrators and unit registries to drive new business.

“Marsha has been instrumental in embedding Calastone as the processing heart of Australasia’s managed funds sector and is very well placed to keep expanding the business into deeper and new segments,” Calastone Chief Commercial Officer, Brian Godins, said.

“Industry scale fintech solutions are being increasingly recognised as underpinning commercial sustainability and innovation in a digital economy.

“We have a strong regional and global team to support this and thank Teresa for her contribution and efforts in growing the business and driving our positive client engagement.”

Lee first joined Calastone in 2017 after spending 12 years in custody securities and funds settlements roles at Westpac and HSBC in Sydney.

“It has been so rewarding to see the funds sector scale and mature through its adoption of our solutions. As the digitalisation of managed funds gathers pace, we are further innovating and transforming the ways in which the industry connects and delivers value to investors,” she said.

“Our team in Australia is very excited to collaborate with both clients in the region and our global team as the business expands to drive the next evolution of products, including cash settlements, ETF servicing, and tokenization of collective investment vehicles.”