Category: Executives

May 14, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Swissquote appoints Chris Thomas as Head of Digital Assets

With 20 years of professional experience in the financial industry, Thomas has previously worked in in sales and trading for European banks in London and Geneva, such as UBS, Societe Generale and BNP Parisbas. He has led European Innovation fir Fidelity investments and built several successful startups. In 2013, Thomas also co-founded Monito, Lausanne based…

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Ben Hemington becomes IG Group’s first ESG Manager
May 14, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Ben Hemington joins IG Group as the company's first ESG Manager

Hemington is based in London and reports directly to Joanna Nayler, Chief Legal and Governance Officer, who joined the company in March. Before joining IG Group, Hemington worked for Teach First since 2017. There he managed many of the charity’s most important private sector partnerships. Hemington is a qualified lawyer, he began his career at…

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May 07, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Charles Li to step down as chief executive of HKEX

Li started as an oilfield worker in north-eastern China, worked as a journalist and banker before heading Hong Kong stock exchange. The company has formed a selection committee comprised of HKEX Chairman Laura M Cha as head and HKEX Directors Apurv Bagri, Benjamin Hung and Rafael Gil-Tienda to conduct a formal search process. Laura M…

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FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
May 05, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Annabelle Bexiga joins INTL FCStone’s board of directors

Currently, Bexiga has a seat on the supervisory board of DWS Group GmbH of Frankfurt, Germany and serves on the remuneration committee there. She has previously served on the boards of Selective Insurance Group and Nuveen Investments. Sean O’Connor, CEO of INTL FCStone, commented: Annabelle brings to the Board deep expertise and experience in technology…

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IG Group office
May 04, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

IG Group announces new Chief Financial Officer Charlie Rozes

Between 2018 and 2019, he was Group Finance Director at Jardine Lloyd Thompson plc. When the company was acquired by Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., he played a strong role in the ongoing integration program to successfully merge these two companies. Rozes holds an undergraduate degree from Tufts University and an MBA from the Southern…

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FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
April 29, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Senior sell-side industry expert Simon Greenwell joins Liquidnet as non-executive director

Vicky Sanders, Global Head of Investment Analytics at Liquidnet commented: The sell-side will be absolutely key to the development of Liquidnet’s business in the future, and as one of the most experienced sell-side research professionals around, Simon will play a big part in the next stage of our evolution. His understanding, experience, and connections will…

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