State Street appoints new Benelux VP

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) has announced the appointment of Hein Kuijpers as vice president and head of sales for the Benelux Intermediary Business Group.

Based in Amsterdam, Kuijpers will report to Eleanor Hope-Bell, head of the Northern Europe Intermediaries Business Group.

Kuijpers will be responsible for driving SSgA’s client relationships within the Dutch, Belgian and Luxembourg markets. His appointment provides a strong local presence and represents the focus from SSgA to aggressively grow the SPDR ETF business across the region.

Hope-Bell sad: “We are pleased to welcome Hein Kuijpers to our team. Hein brings strong experience managing and expanding client relationships across Europe. His appointment further supports SSgA’s commitment to expanding its European SPDR ETF business and emphasises the importance we place on client relationships.”

Kuijpers leaves Fidelity Investments International, where he was a sales director, servicing retail and wholesale clients. Prior to Fidelity, he held various positions within ABN AMRO Asset management and Private Banking in Amsterdam.

This announcement follows recent launches of new SPDR ETFs across multiple markets within Europe.