OREANDA-NEWS. Deutsche Bank announces appointment of Ekaterina Kalinina as Head of Direct Securities Services in Russia. Ekaterina joins Deutsche Bank today and will report to Joerg Bongartz, Chairman of the Board, Deutsche Bank Russia locally and to Katalin Bota, Head of Direct Securities Services for Central and Eastern Europe.

Ekaterina has extensive experience in direct securities services business focused on extending the client base, elaborating new products and tailor-made services per individual clients’ demand. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank Ekaterina had various positions in such financial institutions as ING BANK (EURASIA) ZAO, International Moscow Bank (Unicredit Bank), Raiffeisenbank, and other banks.

Commenting on the appointment, Joerg Bongartz, Chairman of the Board, Deutsche Bank Russia said: “We are pleased to welcome Ekaterina to lead our Direct Securities Services in Russia. Deutsche Bank is a global leader in DSS and we are committed to building a stronger franchise in the region. We see good global growth opportunities on the base of the new market infrastructure and growing interest from both domestic and global clients. We remain dedicated to providing the resources and products that our clients demand.”

Direct Securities Services of Deutsche Bank in Russia established custody operations in 1998 to service both local and international investors. Today DSS business is a successful franchise recognized with numerous annual top rankings and awards (Global Custodian 2012 Emerging Markets Survey: Top Rated for Domestic clients, Top Rated for Cross-border clients; Global Custodian 2011 Emerging Markets Survey: Top Rated for Leading clients; etc.).