ISLA Americas welcomes Picone
16 October 2025 US
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The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) Americas has onboarded Gene Picone as a consultant.
Picone鈥檚 new role will see him responsible for coordinating all of ISLA Americas鈥� activities in the Latin America region, including overseeing working groups, membership, and events.
In addition to this, he will also support the organisation鈥檚 advocacy efforts in liaising with regulators, central banks, exchanges, and a number of other stakeholders in the region.
He brings a wealth of experience in securities lending from both a buy and sell side perspective to the role.
Prior to joining ISLA Americas, Picone was managing director, agency lending sales and product at RBC Wealth Management.
He also held positions across the industry in institutions such as Scotiabank, Wachovia Bank, and J.P Morgan, in addition to serving as chair of the RMA Council on Securities Lending.
Commenting on the hire, Fran Garritt, ISLA Americas CEO and president, says: 鈥淭his new role highlights our ambition to ensure our services meet the needs of our ever-growing membership across the Americas, and Gene鈥檚 in-depth product knowledge, strategic view of the market, and broad network will be integral to this ambition and to the organisation鈥檚 long-term success.鈥�
Picone鈥檚 new role will see him responsible for coordinating all of ISLA Americas鈥� activities in the Latin America region, including overseeing working groups, membership, and events.
In addition to this, he will also support the organisation鈥檚 advocacy efforts in liaising with regulators, central banks, exchanges, and a number of other stakeholders in the region.
He brings a wealth of experience in securities lending from both a buy and sell side perspective to the role.
Prior to joining ISLA Americas, Picone was managing director, agency lending sales and product at RBC Wealth Management.
He also held positions across the industry in institutions such as Scotiabank, Wachovia Bank, and J.P Morgan, in addition to serving as chair of the RMA Council on Securities Lending.
Commenting on the hire, Fran Garritt, ISLA Americas CEO and president, says: 鈥淭his new role highlights our ambition to ensure our services meet the needs of our ever-growing membership across the Americas, and Gene鈥檚 in-depth product knowledge, strategic view of the market, and broad network will be integral to this ambition and to the organisation鈥檚 long-term success.鈥�
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