Category: Executives

September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Quantitative Brokers appoints Thomas Ascher as a new Board member

Quantitative Brokers (QB), an independent, global financial technology company providing advanced algorithms and data-driven analytics to clients in the Futures and US Cash Treasury markets, announced that has appointed Thomas Ascher to its Board. Ascher brings more than 30 years of experience across the financial technology, exchange, and wagering industries. Most recently, Ascher served as…

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Board of Directors
September 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Equifax Chairman and CEO Richard Smith retires

The Board of global information solutions company Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) today announced that Richard Smith will retire as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 26, 2017. The Board appointed current Board member, Mark Feidler, to serve as Non-Executive Chairman. Paulino do Rego Barros, Jr., who most recently served as President,…

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September 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Axioma names Nico Kicillof of Two Sigma and Microsoft as Managing Director

Axioma announced the appointment of Nico Kicillof to the newly created position of Managing Director, Head of Platform Engineering. He was previously Head of Software Development Lifecycle at Two Sigma, the technology-driven institutional investor, since 2015. Streamlining flows of content into Axioma’s expanding range of cloud-based products and solutions is a core strategic objective,” said…

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CFTC offices
September 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC appoints Matthew B. Kulkin as Director of the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo has announced the appointment of Matthew B. Kulkin to serve as Director of the CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO). Kulkin comes to the CFTC from the law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where, as a partner, he advised financial market participants…

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xceptor data automation
September 20, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Xceptor hires IHS Markit's Todd Rudley as Sales Director for North America

Xceptor, a leading provider of process and data automation services for financial institutions, today announced the appointment of Todd Rudley as Sales Director for North America. Reporting to Andrew Kouloumbrides, Chief Executive Officer, Rudley is responsible for managing existing clients and increasing sales with financial institutions in the US and Canada. The North American market…

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hkex main board
September 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX announces change in senior executive

Another news from the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today, the Exchange has announced that Mr John Killian is appointed the Group Chief Financial Officer to succeed Mr Paul Kennedy effective 13 December 2017. Mr Kennedy will reach his retirement age in December 2017, and we are pleased that he will continue to…

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September 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

French AMF appoints Natasha Cazenave as Managing Director

The French regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) just announced that has promoted Natasha Cazenave as Managing Director, Head of the Policy and International Affairs Directorate. She takes over from Guillaume Eliet, who left the AMF after twelve years in regulatory policy to join Euroclear. Natasha Cazenave joined the AMF in December 2010 as a senior policy…

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Investoo FX affiliate
September 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Vincenzo Roselli leaves ETX Capital for Investoo, now a major FX, CFD and cryptocurrency affiliate

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that longtime ETX Capital executive Vincenzo Roselli has left the company, to join Investoo Group as a senior executive. Mr. Roselli is now in charge of growing Investoo's relationships with FX, CFD and cryptocurrency brokers. At ETX, which Mr. Roselli came to from the online gaming industry, he was responsible…

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