BBH Announces Sarah Holmes as Global Head of Securities Lending

September 12, 2023
  • Investor Services
BBH is pleased to announce that Sarah Holmes has been appointed Global Head of Securities Lending.

BOSTON, MA, September 12, 2023 - Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH) is pleased to announce that Sarah Holmes has been appointed Global Head of Securities Lending. In this role, Sarah will oversee product evolution, client engagement, and trading for Securities Lending. Coming from a role in technology, Sarah is focused on advancing BBH Securities Lending technology and data capabilities that further build excellence in execution efficiency, data transparency, and returns for our clients.

“I am excited to join the premier agent lending team in the business,” said Sarah Holmes. “We aspire to provide global investment managers with superior risk adjusted revenue combined with an outstanding client experience. I am focusing first on advancing our industry leading e-trading capabilities, and adding technology, product features and functionality that will benefit our clients and drive efficiencies across our program.”

Sarah joined BBH in 1995 and previously worked as Chief Administrative Officer within BBH’s Systems and Technology discipline, where she oversaw Finance, Workforce Planning, Communications, and Oversight. She has also held senior client service positions within the Investor Services Relationship Excellence and Client Service disciplines and served as a Senior HR Business Partner at BBH.

Tom Poppey has assumed the role of Head of Product Strategy in Securities Lending and will focus on evolving BBH’s lending strategy and delivering on product enhancements including expansion into new markets, evolving BBH’s automated trading technology, and enhancing DealBoard®, BBH’s proprietary technology that aggregates markets and lending data to uncover executable lending optimization opportunities within idle portfolio assets.

Robert Lees remains Global Head of Securities Lending Trading, responsible for global trading and execution. Rob will continue to advance our integrated platform trading and algorithmic execution with a focus on optimizing risk adjusted returns for our clients.

“Sarah is passionate about client service, technology, and diversity and we are delighted she is bringing her insightful leadership to the Securities Lending team, our Markets business overall, and most importantly our clients.” said Chris Gothard, Partner and Global Head of Markets.

BBH Securities Lending serves a select group of sophisticated institutional investors, delivering a program based on transparency, control, and optimization. BBH believes Securities Lending is far from a commodity, it’s an execution business that requires the right combination of trading expertise, transparency, and risk management.

About Brown Brothers Harriman

BBH is an independent, global financial services firm founded in 1818 and headquartered in New York City. It serves asset managers, financial institutions, privately-held companies, families, and wealthy individuals through its three business lines: Investor Services, Investment Management and Private Banking. The firm is known for its exceptional client service and expertise.

BBH operates in over 90 markets worldwide from 18 offices. BBH employs approximately 6,000 professionals. For more information, please visit www.bbh.com.

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