Pirum selects Sanner to lead expansion in French-speaking Europe
28 September 2026 UK
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Pirum has announced the appointment of Stephan Sanner as senior sales executive.
Based in London, Sanner will lead the expansion of the firm's core automation and connectivity business, as well as the growth of its AI-enabled securities finance solutions, in French-speaking Europe.
Sanner brings 25 years of experience in senior international sales and relationship management roles within the securities finance and capital markets industries.
He joins Pirum from DXB Pump & Power where, as directeur commercial Europe, he led the development of client and distribution networks across French-speaking Europe, Africa, and Canada.
Sanner鈥檚 native French and bilingual English fluency also helped him to develop international markets in his prior roles, including as associate director, client relationship manager at Equilend; executive director of sales, EMEA, at TMX Group; and executive director sales at NYSE Euronext/SecFinex.
Earlier in his career, he also took on capital markets sales and client relationship roles at FinLab SA, Pertrac Financial Solutions, and Bloomberg.
Commenting on his appointment, Sanner says: 鈥淲ith massive structural shifts on the horizon, including the continuing global countdown to T+1 and the rapid evolution of AI in capital markets, today more than ever, financial institutions need scalable, resilient, and forward-looking technology partners.
鈥淧irum has built a network that already connects the entire securities finance ecosystem. This connectivity is now the foundation for something bigger: AI-enabled automation and intelligence, complemented by agentic workflows, across the full lifecycle.鈥�
He notes his eagerness to collaborate with the team to drive the firm's commercial growth and give the firm鈥檚 European client base a 鈥渃ompetitive edge鈥� through AI-enabled securities finance solutions.
Renato Lima, chief commercial officer at Pirum, adds: 鈥淸Stephan鈥檚] background and expertise are perfectly aligned to accelerate Pirum's growth, starting with our presence across French-speaking Europe.
鈥淢oreover, Stephan's positive attitude, underpinned by his deep subject matter expertise in securities finance, embodies the Pirum DNA and values. Stephan joins at the perfect time to enable our clients to transform their operational models to deliver more growth and more intelligence through our next generation AI-enabled securities finance solutions.鈥�
Based in London, Sanner will lead the expansion of the firm's core automation and connectivity business, as well as the growth of its AI-enabled securities finance solutions, in French-speaking Europe.
Sanner brings 25 years of experience in senior international sales and relationship management roles within the securities finance and capital markets industries.
He joins Pirum from DXB Pump & Power where, as directeur commercial Europe, he led the development of client and distribution networks across French-speaking Europe, Africa, and Canada.
Sanner鈥檚 native French and bilingual English fluency also helped him to develop international markets in his prior roles, including as associate director, client relationship manager at Equilend; executive director of sales, EMEA, at TMX Group; and executive director sales at NYSE Euronext/SecFinex.
Earlier in his career, he also took on capital markets sales and client relationship roles at FinLab SA, Pertrac Financial Solutions, and Bloomberg.
Commenting on his appointment, Sanner says: 鈥淲ith massive structural shifts on the horizon, including the continuing global countdown to T+1 and the rapid evolution of AI in capital markets, today more than ever, financial institutions need scalable, resilient, and forward-looking technology partners.
鈥淧irum has built a network that already connects the entire securities finance ecosystem. This connectivity is now the foundation for something bigger: AI-enabled automation and intelligence, complemented by agentic workflows, across the full lifecycle.鈥�
He notes his eagerness to collaborate with the team to drive the firm's commercial growth and give the firm鈥檚 European client base a 鈥渃ompetitive edge鈥� through AI-enabled securities finance solutions.
Renato Lima, chief commercial officer at Pirum, adds: 鈥淸Stephan鈥檚] background and expertise are perfectly aligned to accelerate Pirum's growth, starting with our presence across French-speaking Europe.
鈥淢oreover, Stephan's positive attitude, underpinned by his deep subject matter expertise in securities finance, embodies the Pirum DNA and values. Stephan joins at the perfect time to enable our clients to transform their operational models to deliver more growth and more intelligence through our next generation AI-enabled securities finance solutions.鈥�
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