US-based clearing house the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation ( DTCC ) has appointed two new members to its board of directors – Cenk Kamis of Citi and Laide Majiyagbe of BNY.
Cenk Kamis serves as the chief financial officer for Citibank N.A., Citi’s primary banking entity with branches and subsidiaries in 95 countries and territories, and head of finance transformation for Citi.
Before his current role, he served as chief risk officer for finance where he was responsible for risk management oversight of the finance division as well as enterprise financial risks at Citi. Kamis has over 20 years’ experience in financial services, including serving in senior leadership roles in fnance and treasury.
Laide Majiyagbe serves as managing director, global head of financing, liquidity and collateral at BNY. In her role, she oversees BNY’s cash ecosystem across money markets, deposit and other short-end investments.
She has oversight for the firm’s global securities financing businesses, which offer solutions for clients to optimize earnings on their assets and raise financing. Majiyagbe has over a decade of experience in the industry, where she held a variety of liquidity, financing and collateral leadership roles.
“Kamis and Majiyagbe’s global expertise, extensive knowledge and strategic insights,” says Kevin Kessinger, non-executive chairman of DTCC’s board, “will be great assets as we continue to lead the industry forward and deliver exceptional value to our stakeholders.”