eSecLending has appointed Mark Whittaker as senior securities lending associate.
The independent third-party securities lending agency provides bespoke securities lending solutions across discretionary lending, exclusive lending, collateral management and risk management.
Whittaker has 26 years’ experience in agency stock lending business, ranging equity and fixed income settlements, collateral management and trading.
He most recently worked in the inventory management segment of Jefferies, an investment bank and financial services company, since March 2021.
Whittaker also previously served as securities lending supervisor for treasury market services operations at RBC. Before this, he was senior analyst for securities lending service delivery at RBC Investor & Treasury Services, where he was responsible for, among others, timely settlement of loans and recalls, transition management and communication with sub-custodian network, front-office and stakeholders.
Whittaker began his career as agency securities lending trader at Hermes Pension Management in 2001, where he was involved in borrower relationship management, non-cash collateral management and loan settlement.
