Butterfield Fulcrum has announced the expansion of its US business development team with the recent addition of Christine Egan.

Ms Egan joins Bill Neville, Jim Gabriele, John Peterson and Bill Henderson under the leadership of Andrew Smith, global business development head.

Since Mr. Smith joined the company in April, Butterfield Fulcrum has opened a Chicago office, upgraded its US headquarters in New York City to accommodate further growth and attracted significant talent to the firm.

Ms Egan is a founding member of The Alliance of Alternative Asset Professionals and joins from Kaufman Rossin Fund Services, where she was director of business development. Her previous experience includes head of regional sales for Bank of Bermuda/HSBC and vice-president in client consulting for Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage.