Category: Executives

May 23, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

EXANTE: Robert Parker Appointed Head of Risk

Based in London, he will report directly to the company’s Chief Operations Officer, Zane Kotane. Parker has over 25 years of experience across market, credit, operational and liquidity risk, having held senior roles at BCS Global Markets, Sberbank CIB, Deutsche Bank, MF Global, and BGC Partners/Cantor Fitzgerald.  He began his career as an options market…

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Plus500 office
May 16, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Plus500 Hires Nick Scarf as CEO of Australian Entity

Scarf announced the move in a LinkedIn post, stating, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Chief Executive Officer at Plus500 Australia!” Though Plus500 has yet to formally confirm the appointment, reports state Scarf is expected to replace Sean Murphy, who led the Australian unit for the past 10 years. Scarf…

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Swiss Stock Exchange
May 15, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

SIX Announces Executive Board Changes

Tomas Kindler has been appointed Head Exchanges and member of the Executive Board after serving in the role on an interim basis since January.  A long-standing executive at SIX, Kindler has held the role of interim Head Exchanges since January 1, 2025. He previously served as Head Operating Office Exchanges and Head x-clear, and has…

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May 13, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

ABN Amro Appoints Yorick Naeff as Head of Innovation

The move is effective 1 February 2026. Naeff, who was previously an “entrepreneur in residence” at Techleap, is currently CEO and co-founder of Dutch investment platform BUX.  He has nearly two decades of experience in the financial sector, including previous roles as a strategy consultant and senior manager at ING.  “With his strong vision and…

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May 02, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

HSBC Chairman to Retire Before the End of 2025

Tucker joined HSBC’s board in September 2017 and became Group Chairman the following month.  The bank noted in its press release that during his tenure, Tucker has overseen major strategic shifts, including the Group CEO succession and the bank’s navigation through the COVID-19 pandemic. “It has been a great honour and privilege to lead HSBC…

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April 30, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

CAB Payments to Strengthen Board with New Appointments

The company will appoint two Independent Non-executive Directors, Kushagra Saxena and Peter Klein, and two Nominee Directors, Nitin Kaul and Henry Obi CBE, nominated by Helios Investment Partners.  The changes follow the retirement of Simon Poole, a longstanding Nominee Director, who has stepped down after nine years on the board. Kush Saxena, former CEO of…

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CME Group
April 25, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Vijay Albuquerque Appointed New Chief Risk Officer at CME Clearing

Albuquerque has more than two decades of industry experience, with a strong background in risk management.  He most recently served as Head of Counterparty Risk and Portfolio Risk Analytics for Citigroup’s Markets and Banking businesses. In his new position, Albuquerque will be based in New York and report to Suzanne Sprague, CME Group’s Chief Operating…

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Cboe Global Markets
April 14, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Cboe Hires Wei Liao to Lead Launch of Market Intelligence and Content Franchise in APAC

The firm explained that based in Hong Kong, Ms Liao will oversee the delivery of data-driven insights tailored to APAC clients, aiming to deepen engagement and education around Cboe’s derivatives offerings.  The expansion is said to reflect rising demand for derivatives trading, analytics and client support across institutional and retail investors in the region. “With…

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