Daisuke Akagi
Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Risk Officer

The MUFG Investor Services Leadership Team oversees the company’s overall strategic direction.
Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Risk Officer
Chief Commercial Officer
Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer
Chief Technology Officer
General Counsel
Global Head of FX Services
Global Head of Fund Finance
Global Head of Business Operations
Head of the Cayman Bank
Head of Europe
Head of Board Governance and Vendor Strategy
Chief Executive Officer
McAllister (Mac) Kirschner is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MUFG Investor Services, responsible for leading the firm’s global strategy, operations, and growth.
Prior to his appointment as CEO in October 2026, Mac served as Chief Operating Officer, a position he held since 2018. He joined MUFG Investor Services in 2016 as Global Head of Relationship Management, following a 16-year tenure at BlackRock, where he was a Managing Director in Global Fund Services, overseeing operations supporting the firm’s alternative investments business. Earlier in his career, Mac led the Investor Relations team at Quellos Group, LLC, until its private funds business was acquired by BlackRock.
Mac serves on the board of directors of O’Dea High School and has served on the Finance and Audit Committee of College Access Now. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Washington University in Finance, Marketing, and Decision Sciences.
Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Risk Officer
Daisuke Akagi is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Risk Officer of MUFG Investor Services. He brings 28 years of experience with the MUFG organization, having held leadership roles in Japan and the United Kingdom.
Prior to his appointment as Deputy CEO, Daisuke served as Chief Risk Officer and Head of Global Controls. He joined MUFG Investor Services in 2024 from Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB), where he held various leadership positions, including roles in the Global Investor Services Sales and Investor Service Planning divisions. He also served as Managing Director of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. and Deputy General Manager of the Investor Service Banking division.
Daisuke earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Kwansei Gakuin University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Graduate School of Hitotsubashi University.
Chief Commercial Officer
Joseph (Joe) Latini is the Chief Commercial Officer for MUFG Investor Services, responsible for business development, global sales, marketing and business consulting.
Joe became Chief Commercial Officer in 2023, after serving as Global Head of Business Development, Global Head of Client Service Management and Client Integration and Executive Director, Relationship Management. He joined MUFG Investor Services in 2017 from ENSO Financial Analytics where he served as Director of US Sales. Prior to that, Joe held senior relationship management roles in Morgan Stanley’s Prime Brokerage business.
He has volunteered with organizations including Camp Fire NJ, Interfaith Caregivers, It’s From the Sole, the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, Everybody Wins!, College Summit, and the RBI Foundation.
Joe earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Drew University.
Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Daniel (Dan) McNamara is the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer for MUFG Investor Services, responsible for the finance function as well as overseeing delivery of the firm’s strategy, including the implementation of new lines of business, geographic locations, and M&A activity.
Daniel joined MUFG Investor Services in 2019 after a decade at Deutsche Bank. There he served in a number of leadership roles, including Digital Business Development Officer & General Manager in Cash Management, where he led the commercialization of, and investment in, financial technology opportunities. He held several roles in Securities Services, including Head of UK Custody & Clearing and Multi-Market Access, Head of Investor Services Solutions, and Head of Strategy for Institutional Cash Management & Securities Services.
Prior to Deutsche Bank, Daniel worked at National Australia Bank, Barclays Bank, and Commonwealth Bank.
Daniel received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Queensland University.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Sarah Mears is the Chief Human Resources Officer for MUFG Investor Services, responsible for people strategy, culture, diversity and inclusion and internal communications.
Sarah joined MUFG Investor Services in 2018, with experience in organizational change and transformation after holding senior HR roles at MasterCard, Barclaycard and Unilever, where she served as Global HR Director and HR Business Partner.
Prior to Unilever, Sarah worked at companies in several industries, including Ryder Logistics, BASF, Woodbridge Foam Corp. and Johnson Controls.
Sarah received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Geography from University of Reading.
Chief Technology Officer
Evangelos Skianis is the Chief Technology Officer for MUFG Investor Services, responsible for IT architecture, customized development solutions, client facing technology and data strategy.
Evangelos joined MUFG Investor Services in 2019, after co-founding two firms, Lendwise Ltd. and Finovex, where he also served as chief technology officer. He was a consultant for Point Nine Ltd and Tide, and worked at Ancoria Bank as Chief Operating Officer and Consultant to the Chief Executive Officer.
Prior to that, Evangelos was head of Head of Systems Development and Head of Issuing Business at FBME Card Services, where he served as Head of Issuing Business and as Head of Software Development. Earlier in his career, he worked with a number of firms including TSYS Card Tech, Joannou & Paraskevaides, Thomson Financial and Deutsche Bank.
Evangelos received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Stony Brook University.
General Counsel
Sonia Bhasin is the General Counsel for MUFG Investor Services, responsible for legal and corporate governance functions.
Sonia joined MUFG Investor Services as Global Head of Legal in 2020 from LumX group where she worked as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to that she served as General Counsel or head of legal and compliance for several firms, including Ivaldi Capital, RiverRock European Capital Partners and Decura. Sonia has extensive experience on the buy and sell sides in investment banking, asset management and alternative investment funds domiciled in Ireland, Luxembourg, Channel Islands, BVI and Cayman Islands.
Earlier in her career, she worked for companies including UBS, Permal and Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc.
Sonia earned her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from City, University of London.
Global Head of FX Services
Hans Jacob Feder is the Global Head of FX Services for MUFG Investor Services, responsible for the FX business.
Hans joined MUFG Investor Services in 2020 from J.P. Morgan Securities Corporate & Investment Bank, where he served as Head of FX Services Execution, Currencies & Emerging Markets and directed the Passive Currency Overlay (PCO) business with $70 billion in hedge notional in the FX overlay program. Prior to that, he was Head of the Nexus Platform, Equities.
Before joining J.P. Morgan, Hans was head of dbSelect, OverlaySelect and FX Trading for Deutsche Bank’s Asset and Wealth Management group, and earlier served similar function in Complex Risk Trading for Corporate & Investment Banking. Hans began his career as a Executive Director, FICC Marketing Strategist in the Securities Division of Goldman Sachs.
Hans earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Doctor of Philosophy, Robotics and Estimation Theory from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Global Head of Fund Finance
Benjamin (Ben) Griffiths is the Global Head of Fund Finance for MUFG Investor Services. Ben leads the fund financing team globally focusing on the financing needs of clients. This includes originating and structuring solutions for fund of hedge funds via credit facilities and private equity, real estate, debt and infrastructure funds via subscription lines of credit, and FX lines for feeder fund of hedge funds.
Ben joined MUFG Investor Services in 2017 from Citco where he was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Citco Financial Products. Before becoming Chief Executive Officer, Ben was Head of Front Office globally for Citco Financial Products. Prior to Citco, Ben worked on the Fund Linked Products desks of Bank of America and Societe Generale.
Ben received a bachelor’s degree in Geography from Bristol University.
Global Head of Business Operations
Alan Kennedy is the Global Head of Business Operations for MUFG Investor Services, responsible for all operational teams globally. He serves on the Board of Directors of all MUFG Cayman legal entities. Alan assumed his current role in 2022, after serving in several leadership positions, including Global Head of Client Operations, Head of Banking Risk, Head of Client Service Bermuda and Global Head of Single Manager Product. He also served as Head of Operations for Bermuda, Cayman and New York.
Prior to joining MUFG in 2013, Alan served as Head of Operations-New York and Head of Operations and Middle Office-Cayman Islands for Butterfield Fulcrum. Earlier in his career, he was finance manager for ANZ Retail’s New Zealand Division and a financial accountant for GE Finance and Insurance.
Alan is a chartered accountant and a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Trinity College, Dublin, and an Advanced Diploma in Marketing from the Dublin Institute of Technology.
Head of the Cayman Bank
Michael (Mike) McCabe is Head of the Cayman Bank for MUFG Investor Services, responsible for revenue generation, banking product optimization and cash management across the alternative asset servicing and banking platforms.
Mike assumed his current role in 2023 after serving in several leadership positions including Chief Commercial Officer and Global Head of Business Development and Product.
He joined MUFG Investor Services in 2016 from BNY Mellon where he served as a Managing Director in their Alternative Investment Services division, where he led the business development team focused on hedge funds, fund of hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and other private funds.
Prior to BNY Mellon, Mike worked in trading roles at several firms including NUI, Commodities Corporation and Tricon USA. Mike earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rider University.
Head of Europe
David (Dave) Rochford is Head of Europe for MUFG Investor Services, responsible for strengthening client relationships across the region. In addition, he is co-location head for Ireland.
Dave previously held leadership positions that included Global Head of Public Markets, Head of Hedge and Traditional Funds; Head of Hedge, Private Equity and Real Asset funds; and Chief of Staff to the group CEO.
Following MUFG’s purchase of UBS Alternative Fund Services in 2015, Dave served as the Head of Transition Management. He joined UBS in 2004, rising to Head of Regulatory Product Development globally. Prior to UBS, he worked with Daiwa, Bank of Bermuda, and Bank of Ireland Security Services.
Dave is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematical Sciences from Dublin City University, and an ACCA in Accounting and Finance from the Independent College Dublin.
Head of Board Governance and Vendor Strategy
Daniel Trentacosta is Head of Board Governance and Vendor Strategy for MUFG Investor Services, responsible for the governance framework that supports effective Board oversight, as well as leading the firm’s enterprise wide vendor strategy.
Daniel assumed his current role in 2026, after serving as Global Head of Private Markets & Change, Global Head of Business Process Outsourcing, Global Head of Project Management, and Executive Director, Business Development.
He joined MUFG Investor Services in 2016 from Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, where he was Treasury Controller. Prior to that, he worked in senior roles at Morgan Stanley in Prime Brokerage. Daniel started his career at J.P. Morgan Chase in Client Service.
Daniel has served as a board member and coach for Youth Baseball and Football programs. Daniel received a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing, with a Minor in Rhetoric and Public Address, as well as a Master of Business Administration in Finance from St. John’s University.
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