FTSE Americas, the regional division of global index provider FTSE Group, has appointed Carmen Campollo from Standard & Poor's in New York.

Campollo is hired as vice-president of pensions and consultant relations, reporting to Jane Staunton, president of FTSE Americas. Based in New York, Campollo will lead FTSE's expanded effort to convert North American public and corporate pension plans to FTSE benchmark indices.