Financial services company State Street Corp. of Boston has named David Puth to a newly created position as head of State Street’s investment research, securities finance and trading activities worldwide.

Puth will report to Jay Hooley, president and chief operating officer of State Street. He will also join the company’s Operating Group, State Street’s most senior strategy and policy making team.

Puth has more than 20 years of experience managing and leading capital markets, and trading businesses within global financial firms in Europe and the United States, including Citigroup and JP Morgan.