Ilar, who is based in Northern Trust’s Stockholm office, will support NTGI’s business development opportunities across the Nordic region, offering asset management products and solutions to corporate and public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, charities, central banks and other eligible professional investors across the region.

Northern Trust said Ilar’s appointment follows recent approval from the Finansinspektionen and the UK Financial Services Authority to offer its asset management products and services to investors across the Nordic region from Stockholm office.

Ilar was previously director – client relationship management/business development with UBS Asset Management and executive director head of Nordic Institutional Sales with Morgan Stanley Investment Management.

NTGI Europe, Middle East and Africa managing director John Krieg said Kristina’s extensive experience in the financial services industry and local knowledge adds exactly the competence the Nordic clients need.