Northern Trust Corporation hired Craig Blackbourn as head of transition management for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In his new role, Blackbourn is responsible for offering institutional investors across the region transition management solutions that combine risk and project management with global trading expertise. Blackbourn joins Northern Trust from Nomura International, where he was head of transition management, EMEA. During his career, he has also worked at Lehman Brothers, BNP Paribas Securities Services, Aberdeen Asset Management and both the custody and asset management businesses of Deutsche Bank.