Category: Executives

Tradeweb promotes Billy Hult as CEO
January 03, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Tradeweb announces promotion of Billy Hult to CEO

Hult commented: We’re entering into an exciting new era for Tradeweb. While we’ve planted our flag as innovators in electronifying markets, there are enormous opportunities to make markets more efficient and for Tradeweb as a company to realize meaningful and sustained growth. This leadership team represents a strong combination of Tradeweb veterans and newer additions…

Read more
Cboe
December 22, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Cboe names Vikesh Patel President of Cboe Clear Europe

Prior to that, Patel was a Chief Operating Officer at LCH, where he focused on strategy, risk management and the development of new products for the clearing organisation's EquityClear and RepoClear businesses. Additionally, Patel has also held global executive roles at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, focusing on market infrastructure and post-trade strategy. His career…

Read more
December 22, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Mads Dorf Petersen appointed as Saxo Bank CFO

Having joined the bank in 2009, Mads Dorf Petersen has held various leadership roles within finance including Head of Business Planning and Analysis and Deputy Head of Group Finance. Most recently, he served as Head of Commercial Finance at Saxo. Mads Dorf Petersen, CFO commented: I am excited and proud to take on this role,…

Read more
Monex Europe new hire
December 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Tim Philip joins Monex Europe as Global Operations Director

Philip brings more than two decades of experience to Monex Europe. Most recently, he served as Global Chief Operating Officer at fintech Salary Finance Ltd, where he spent seven years. Moreover, Philip helped found the firm and as COO, he spearheaded team-led developments across the business scaling it up. Additionally, he also worked in senior…

Read more
Daniel Moran confirmed as Chief Compliance Officer of ASX
December 19, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASX confirms Daniel Moran as Chief Compliance Officer

Prior to joining ASX, Moran served as a corporate and transactional lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills. While there, he worked out of Sydney and London and he acted on acquisitions and disposals, capital raisings and restructures, as well as advising on a range of corporate legal, regulatory and governance issues. His new appointment is going…

Read more
Appital
December 14, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Appital hires equity markets specialist Matthew Jefford

Mark Badyra, CEO, Appital, said: I am thrilled to welcome Matthew to the Appital team. His industry insights and equity markets expertise are invaluable as we implement our vision to bring technological innovation, efficiency and transparency to equity markets and unlock latent liquidity for investors. Jefford’s appointment comes as Appital recently announced VC funding and…

Read more
Saxo Bank
December 12, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Saxo Bank’s Steen Blaafalk announces retirement

Despite his retirement, Blaafalk noted that he will not step down from his directorship roles at this time. He said: It will not be a complete goodbye to Saxo Bank, as I will continue in some directorships of our subsidiaries and I will always be an ambassador for this GREAT company. I will also pursue…

Read more
Hargreaves Lansdown hires Dan Olley as CEO
December 08, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Dan Olley becomes the new CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown

Olly has served as pendent non-executive director at Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) since June 2019. Prior to becoming CEO of Dunnhumby, he worked at analytics company RELX for 17 years. While there, he held a number of senior digital roles and helped drive its digital transformation. Chair Deanna Oppenheimer said: Having worked with Dan in a…

Read more
November 30, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Broadridge appoints Jim Kwiatkowski as CEO of LTX

Vijay Mayadas, President of Capital Markets at Broadridge, said Jim Kwiatkowski is a proven leader with the right expertise to scale the LTX platform and drive it forward. Jim Toffey’s entrepreneurial vision has been instrumental in establishing LTX as a differentiated platform that enables dealers and their buy-side customers to connect and trade more efficiently.…

Read more