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Managing Director of asset management, EMEA region

John Krieg, CFA, CAIA is Managing Director of asset management, EMEA region, Northern Trust. John is responsible for the development and implementation of the overall vision and strategy of the EMEA investment business whilst leading the regional business development and client service teams.

Prior to this role, John was Director of Global Product Management and Development where he was responsible for investment product management across  Northern Trust’s asset management fixed income, equity and manager of managers investment product lines. His responsibilities included product development, innovation, pricing and delivery.

Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2002, John was Director of Relationship Management and the Fixed Income Product Manager for TimesSquare Capital Management in New York. John managed client relationships and served as a product specialist. Previously he was with Credit Suisse Asset Management and BEA Associates where he was Vice President, Head of Fixed Income Relationship Management and a member of the insurance investment management sales team. John began his career with Hewitt Associates and Towers Perrin.

John holds an MBA from DePaul University - Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business and a B.S. degree in Finance from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. He is a CFA charter holder and holds Series 7 and 63 licenses. John is a member of the CFA Society of the UK, the New York Society of Security Analysis. He is also a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.

Managing Executive - Program Solutions

Thomas R. Benzmiller, CFA is a Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Northern Trust office in Hong Kong. He is responsible for formulation and execution of new business strategy, service delivery and general management of the Hong Kong office; serving key institutional clients in Hong Kong and several other regional locales.

Prior to his current position, Tom was based in Chicago within Northern Trust Asset Management Institutional Group, where he led the Large Corporate Segment. He has previous experience in a variety of corporate treasury and finance roles. Immediately prior to joining Northern Trust in 2001, Tom was the Chief Investment Officer for Honda of America Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Tom is a CFA charterholder and holds NASD Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses. He is also licensed as a Responsible Officer with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. He holds both BBA and MBA degrees from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Senior Vice President

Aaron focuses on developing new cross border pooling opportunities with multinationals and investment managers.

Prior to Northern Trust, Aaron worked for CheckFree, a leading provider of trade processing and corporate actions software solutions, where he held a business development role from 2003. Previously, he worked at Thomson Financial for five years, selling front, middle and back office fund accounting and portfolio management software solutions to buy-side clients. He has over 13 years’ industry experience and has also worked at ABN Amro on their Delta One trading team.

Head of Business Development, EMEA

Madeleine Senior is Head of Business Development for Northern Trust’s asset servicing business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this role, she is responsible for leading business development teams across EMEA and is focused on developing innovative servicing solutions for new and existing clients.

Since joining Northern Trust in 1994, Madeleine has held a range of executive management roles in London, Chicago and Stockholm. Prior to relocating to London in early 2012, Madeleine was based in Stockholm where as the Managing Director of our Nordic business she led Northern Trust’s development in the region, which included overseeing the opening of the Stockholm branch office in 2009.

She has also worked as a Senior Relationship Manager within our Global Fund Services and Institutional Investor groups - looking after European asset managers, in-house managed clients, and European wealth clients. From 1997 to 2000, Madeleine was based in the Chicago office working with the North American Investment Manager Liaison group, managing a number of key fund manager relationships.

Prior to joining Northern Trust, Madeleine spent two years in Australia, where she worked for Bankers Trust Sydney. Before working in the investment industry, she was a high school teacher.

Madeleine received her B. Ed degree with honours in English from Westminster College Oxford and her Investment Management Certificate.

Head of Business Development, EMEA

Madeleine Senior is Head of Business Development for Northern Trust’s asset servicing business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this role, she is responsible for leading business development teams across EMEA and is focused on developing innovative servicing solutions for new and existing clients.

Since joining Northern Trust in 1994, Madeleine has held a range of executive management roles in London, Chicago and Stockholm. Prior to relocating to London in early 2012, Madeleine was based in Stockholm where as the Managing Director of our Nordic business she led Northern Trust’s development in the region, which included overseeing the opening of the Stockholm branch office in 2009.

She has also worked as a Senior Relationship Manager within our Global Fund Services and Institutional Investor groups - looking after European asset managers, in-house managed clients, and European wealth clients. From 1997 to 2000, Madeleine was based in the Chicago office working with the North American Investment Manager Liaison group, managing a number of key fund manager relationships.

Prior to joining Northern Trust, Madeleine spent two years in Australia, where she worked for Bankers Trust Sydney. Before working in the investment industry, she was a high school teacher.

Madeleine received her B. Ed degree with honours in English from Westminster College Oxford and her Investment Management Certificate.

Head of Business Development, EMEA

Madeleine Senior is Head of Business Development for Northern Trust’s asset servicing business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this role, she is responsible for leading business development teams across EMEA and is focused on developing innovative servicing solutions for new and existing clients.

Since joining Northern Trust in 1994, Madeleine has held a range of executive management roles in London, Chicago and Stockholm. Prior to relocating to London in early 2012, Madeleine was based in Stockholm where as the Managing Director of our Nordic business she led Northern Trust’s development in the region, which included overseeing the opening of the Stockholm branch office in 2009.

She has also worked as a Senior Relationship Manager within our Global Fund Services and Institutional Investor groups - looking after European asset managers, in-house managed clients, and European wealth clients. From 1997 to 2000, Madeleine was based in the Chicago office working with the North American Investment Manager Liaison group, managing a number of key fund manager relationships.

Prior to joining Northern Trust, Madeleine spent two years in Australia, where she worked for Bankers Trust Sydney. Before working in the investment industry, she was a high school teacher.

Madeleine received her B. Ed degree with honours in English from Westminster College Oxford and her Investment Management Certificate.

Executive Vice President

Mark C. Gossett is an Executive Vice President at Northern Trust – London where he serves as the Co-Head of Global Foreign Exchange. Mark is responsible for strategy development, sales and business management for Northern Trust’s FX business which trades from dealing rooms in Singapore, London and Chicago.

Prior to his current position, Mark worked within Northern Trust’s asset management business for seven years, serving as Chief Operating Officer and then Chief Risk Officer for the business.

Mark’s career has also included serving as the EMEA Chief Financial Officer and, prior to that, Product Manager for Global Foreign Exchange. He has experience in commercial lending, interest rate derivative marketing and the structuring of lending arrangements for the asset management and broker-dealer industries.

Mark received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, a Masters of Management degree from Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Mark is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Head of Business Development, EMEA

Madeleine Senior is Head of Business Development for Northern Trust’s asset servicing business in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this role, she is responsible for leading business development teams across EMEA and is focused on developing innovative servicing solutions for new and existing clients.

Since joining Northern Trust in 1994, Madeleine has held a range of executive management roles in London, Chicago and Stockholm. Prior to relocating to London in early 2012, Madeleine was based in Stockholm where as the Managing Director of our Nordic business she led Northern Trust’s development in the region, which included overseeing the opening of the Stockholm branch office in 2009.

She has also worked as a Senior Relationship Manager within our Global Fund Services and Institutional Investor groups - looking after European asset managers, in-house managed clients, and European wealth clients. From 1997 to 2000, Madeleine was based in the Chicago office working with the North American Investment Manager Liaison group, managing a number of key fund manager relationships.

Prior to joining Northern Trust, Madeleine spent two years in Australia, where she worked for Bankers Trust Sydney. Before working in the investment industry, she was a high school teacher.

Madeleine received her B. Ed degree with honours in English from Westminster College Oxford and her Investment Management Certificate.

Senior Vice President

Prior to joining Northern Trust, he was President an Chief Operating Officer of internet broker Wingspan Investment Services, Inc., a Bank One company. Prior to its merger with Bank One, Mr. Ransford served as First Chicago NBD's chief technology officer for its retail investment subsidiaries First Chicago NBD Investment Services and Roney & Co. He has developed several leading brokerage web sites including Wingspan, Bank One's OneInvest and its predecessor First Chicago NBD Online Brokerage.

Ransford has spent his 29-year career in the brokerage industry. Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2000, he held various management positions with Bank One, Fidelity Investments and Prudential Securities.