LCH.Clearnet has appointed a former Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein banker as its new chief financial officer, in the latest of a string of senior hires that the Anglo-French clearing house is making as it gears up for new ownership under the London Stock Exchange.

Oliver Corbett, most recently finance director at insurance underwriter Novae Group, is set to join LCH.Clearnet as its group chief financial officer on 1 December, according to a regulatory notice today. He will report to Ian Axe, LCH.Clearnet's chief executive.