The company has promoted Sam Sparhawk IV to head its custody and securities lending businesses.
Sparhawk has worked for PNC since 1985. Most recently, he was a senior vice president, managing director of PFPC Trust and a senior manager of PFPCs custody services group.
He said he sees many growth opportunities for the company. "This is an exciting time for the securities processing industry," he said. "For PFPC in particular, we are excited to leverage off the foundation we have built."
During the past quarter PFPC Trust has increased its assets under custody by 5.1%, to $347 billion. In December, it announced it would provide custody services for
Sparhawk said PFPC is preparing to announce several other deals in the next couple of months.
"We fully intend to grow the custody business," he said. "Our strategy is to grow the business though new-client wins and by leveraging opportunities with our other products."
In April, PFPC sold its retirement services unit to
Sparhawk said the custody business is in a state of flux as consolidation continues in the industry.
Jim Palermo, an executive at