Category: Executives

ETX Capital hires Ruark Williams as Head of Acquisition
November 30, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ETX Capital appoints Ruark Williams as head of acquisition

These new appointments are part of the restructuring plan after they were acquired by Guru Capital SA, a Switzerland-based private equity firm. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the company completed the acquisition of the Monecor (London) Limited brand in October. Guru Capital acquired ETX Capital from JRJ Group in the…

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eToro’s former UK CEO Iqbal Gandham joins CoinBurp
November 26, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Alexander Höptner steps down as Chairman of the management board of Boerse Stuttgart

At his position he was responsible for Primary Markets, Communication Policy and Digitisation. Michael Völter, Chairman of the Management Board of Vereinigung Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse e.V., owner of Boerse Stuttgart Group said: Alexander Höptner has sharpened our strategic focus as an exchange for retail investors and made us a pioneer in the field of digital assets.…

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new hire, appointment
November 25, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Pico appoints industry veteran Brian Pomraning as Chief Revenue Officer

Brian Pomraning commented: As a former Pico client, I appreciated having a dynamic and trusted partner who consistently added value through delivering leading technology solutions.  Since joining Pico, I continue to be impressed by the commitment of our teams in supporting our clients’ business with high-performance technology delivered quickly and accurately. Pico’s global comprehensive infrastructure,…

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Swissquote
November 24, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Swissquote appoints Karim Yakhloufi as head of German desk

Yakhloufi commented: I am absolutely delighted to join this team and contribute to the success story of this highly innovative and digital-oriented bank. Yakhloufi brings to his new position more than 15 years of professional experience in the financial industry. He obtained this experience in the international management consultancy and as a longtime director of…

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new appointment
November 23, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Grigoriy Kozin joins BCS Global Markets Prime Services as head of business development

Prior to joining BCS, Kozin spent over a decate at Sova Capital (ex. Otkritie Capital) in the firm’s business development and marketing department. Most recently, he served as as Director and Head of Prime Services and was responsible for Prime Brokerage, electronic execution, custody and clearing across Sova Capital’s multiple asset class offerings. Tim Bevan,…

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Industry veteran John Emmert joins Liquidnet as Head of Trading Desk for the Ammericas
November 20, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Liquidnet names Steven Nichols head of NLP and unstructured data

Tom Doris commented: We’re committed to building out the deepest data science capabilities possible to help asset managers navigate a complex trading and investment environment. With these new additions and with Steven at the helm, our NLP expertise will grow even stronger. Steven Nichols added: NLP is increasingly becoming one of the industry’s favorite AI…

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