Dieter Bernhard has announced his retirement from Deutsche Bank.
Bernhard was director and head of investor services custody and clearing for Western Europe at the company for almost 10 years.
As part of the role, he was responsible for the Western European custody market’s direction and client satisfaction.
Bernhard also coordinated the bank’s market advocacy initiatives, including the implementation of its Target2Securites solution.
Prior to this, Bernhard was Deutsche Bank’s director, head of direct securities services, Germany — a role he held from 2004 to 2013.
From 1986 to 2001, Bernhard was vice president, head of broker-dealer securities lending and custody services at Frankfurt-based Dresdner Bank.
From 2001 to 2003, he was head of operations at financial services company Lombardkasse AG.
In 2003, Bernhard went back to Dresdner Bank, serving as vice president, head of market infrastructure securities and services.
