Societe Generale Security Services (SGSS) has appointed Richard Davis, the former Director of Institutional and Hedge Fund sales for EMEA at SS&C, as sales director, in a move to aimed at strengthening the firm's UK client coverage.

In his new role as part of the coverage, marketing and solutions (CMS) division, Davis will focus on UK based asset managers and asset owners, supporting the expansion of SGSS’ UK client sales franchise and enhancing its cross-border offering.

Prior to joining SGSS, Davis spent more than seven years with SS&C, a global, independent fund services and technology company, and has also held financial services sales roles with fixed income trading platform, Bondcube, and specialist foreign currency brokerage, Ebury Partners (part of the Santander Banking Group).