Former eBay CTO Steve Fisher joins tech provider First Derivatives LeapRate

September 16, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Former eBay CTO Steve Fisher joins tech provider First Derivatives

Fisher has also occupied senior technology development positions within telecoms and networking, such as Apple and AT&T Labs. He brings valuable for FD’s growth strategy combination of enterprise technology development and leadership expertise in software platforms, software as a service and cloud. Fisher’s expertise in the development and scaling of enterprise software, in particular will…

September 14, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Ballinger & Co appoints co-founder of Monex Europe Will Tracey as Executive Chairman

Will Tracey commented: It is an incredibly exciting time to join Ballinger & Co. The FX market is changing, and the pandemic is presenting new challenges and opportunities for our clients. Ballinger is creating a pioneering, entrepreneurial culture and sophisticated offering which will deliver real value to our clients and shareholders. With the support and…

September 09, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Edgewater Markets makes senior appointments in its London office

Leo Furze-Waddock said: Edgewater is an exciting opportunity to innovate, working with some of the most challenging aspects of real-time, high velocity, UX focused, web applications. Edgewater Markets appointed Pietro Carrieri as Senior C++ Developer. He will focus on Edgewater’s low latency core engine. Prior to that, Carrieri served as Managing Director of Software Development…

September 08, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exclusive: ATFX expands marketing team, hires CMC Markets' Michael O’Sullivan

Commenting on his new role, O’Sullivan said: I’m excited to be joining a company that is growing both quickly and organically. A huge attraction of the company was its clear and focused ambition to disrupt the industry and become a leading tier one broker. I fully support the company’s evolution from a retail-oriented broker to…

September 08, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Credit Suisse appoints Martin Mende as new Head of Strategy & Initiatives

Before Boston Consulting Group, Mende worked at Credit Suisse between 1999 and 2012. He was responsible for business development in the global private client business and the Swiss retail and corporate client segment. Mende holds a PhD from the University of St. Gallen and a degree in computer engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of…

September 07, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HKEX appoints Richard Wise as Group Chief Risk Officer

HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li commented: I am very delighted to welcome Richard to HKEX to lead our critical risk management function. He brings to the Group nearly three decades of experience in financial markets, and will work across the business to ensure that our risk culture, policies and procedures are front and central in…

Former UBS AM head Christoph Kruecken joins Bedford Row Capital to lead Business Development and Distribution

September 01, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Former UBS AM liquidity management head Christoph Kruecken joins Bedford Row Capital

Before that, Kruecken has held many sales roles such as Senior Director in Sales and Relationship Management for BlackRock covering the DACH region within the Global Liquidity team, Vice President at TD Securities covering G20 and EM on the FI Eurobond and Corporate bond side for the DACH and Benelux market and as an Associate…

August 28, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

The New Zealand FMA appoints Paul Gregory as Director of Investment Management

Rob Everett, FMA Chief Executive, commented: This new position reflects this sector’s importance to the FMA. Paul has been living and breathing retail funds management in his prior role and I am delighted to take advantage of his passion for getting the best investor outcomes from fund managers and KiwiSaver providers. Gregory moves to the…

eToro’s former UK CEO Iqbal Gandham joins CoinBurp

August 26, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFH director Søren Bjerregaard moves to digital brokerage GCEX

Bjerregaard added: Life long learning is incredibly important to me, so with one foot in the “old world” of finance I am taking an exciting step into the new world!” LeapRate approached him for a comment, here's what he shared with us: Happy to get the chance to join GCEX, using new technology to disrupt…

Toronto Stock Exchange adds cloud-based software provider Dye & Durham

August 20, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

John McKenzie to lead TMX Group as new Chief Executive Officer

McKenzie was named Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of TMX back in 2016, with responsibility for the Company's Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development and Investor Relations functions, as well as Finance. In 2018, he also took on oversight of TMX's Trust and Capital Formation businesses, which includes Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange. Mr. McKenzie stated:…

Category: Executives

Former eBay CTO Steve Fisher joins tech provider First Derivatives

Ballinger & Co appoints co-founder of Monex Europe Will Tracey as Executive Chairman

Edgewater Markets makes senior appointments in its London office

Exclusive: ATFX expands marketing team, hires CMC Markets' Michael O’Sullivan

Credit Suisse appoints Martin Mende as new Head of Strategy & Initiatives

HKEX appoints Richard Wise as Group Chief Risk Officer

Former UBS AM liquidity management head Christoph Kruecken joins Bedford Row Capital

The New Zealand FMA appoints Paul Gregory as Director of Investment Management

CFH director Søren Bjerregaard moves to digital brokerage GCEX

John McKenzie to lead TMX Group as new Chief Executive Officer

Nick Twidale joins ATFX as Chief Market Analyst

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