eSecLending Names COO

eSecLending, a global securities lending agent, announced that Paul Lynch has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer, effective April 25.

With more than 20 years of financial service experience, Lynch specializes in securities lending, the company reported. Most recently, he was a Senior Managing Director at Premier Global Securities Lending (PGSL).   

Prior to PGSL, Lynch was a Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Trading and Risk Management at State Street in its Securities Finance division. During his 14 years at State Street he held several other senior roles in Securities Lending Product Development, Operations and Business Development. He has also held various positions at Mellon Trust, Coopers and Lybrand, and Fidelity.

Turner Appoints Global Head of Client Relationships

Turner Investments appointed Carolyn Patton as global head of client relationships.

Patton is responsible for coordinating efforts to communicate the firm’s investment process, strategies, and performance to institutional clients in North America, Europe, and Asia; for directly providing service to major clients; and managing the client-service staff. She is a member of Turner’s Distribution Team and reports to James Wylie, chief marketing officer and a principal of the firm.  

Patton most recently served as senior vice president, managing director, and global head of consultant relations at Janus Capital Group. She has 19 years of experience in the investment-management industry and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. She previously worked for Morgan Stanley Investment Management in London and West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania; Delaware Investment Advisers in Philadelphia; and SEI Investments in Wayne, Pennsylvania.   

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Patton earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics at the University of Virginia.

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