Porter is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), he also has decades of experience in positions such as Chief Investment Officer, Chief Economist and Global Head of Fixed Income at major organizations such as the World Bank, to hedge funds, to Barclays and AXA. RJO Chief Sales Officer Dan Staniford commented: John has truly outstanding credentials,…
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The pan-European exchange, Euronext, announced yesterday the appointment of Georges Lauchard as Chief Operating Office. Lauchard will also become a member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V., after all relevant corporate and regulatory approvals. Georges Lauchard has an international career in capital markets. His appointment will put him in a position to oversee Euronext…
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Edgewater Markets, an electronic trading solutions company and provider of foreign exchange services for institutional customers globally, has just announced that it has appointed Brian Andreyko as its new Chief Product Officer. Andreyko has over 25 years in financial market technology solutions utilized to optimize client trading and workflows across foreign exchange, fixed income and…
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R3, enterprise blockchain technology company, announced the appointment of former IBM and Amazon Web Services (AWS) executive, Dorothy Copeland, as Global Head of Partner Ecosystem & Alliances. Copeland joins the company after a tenure at IBM where she was responsible for ecosystem partner sales, programs, and business development. She lead IBM’s partner business function in…
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Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT), a financial services and technology provider, announced the hiring of Jessica Morrison. Morrison will join the company in 2020 to serve as Co-Head of Virtu-ITG APAC and Head of Execution Services in the region. Virtu’s EVP & Global Head of Virtu Execution Services, Steve Cavoli commented: We’re excited to welcome…
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IG Group has just announced that Joanna Nayler has taken up her newly created position as Chief Legal and Governance Officer, with management responsibility for the company’s Legal, Company Secretarial and Internal Audit functions. Nayler will be based in London and will report directly to June Felix, CEO, IG Group. A key focus of the…
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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has earlier today announced that it has added Andrew McCormack and Morten Bech to its BIS Innovation Hub. Andrew McCormack will head the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Singapore. Morten Bech, Head of Secretariat for the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), will lead the Hub Centre in Switzerland. They will…
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Global Reach Group, corporate and personal foreign exchange provider, announced earlier this week hiring Tim Rudman as Chief Operating Officer. Rudman will support the company’s strategy of product, payment, and technology innovation across Europe. He joins the firm after 12 years of experience in WorldFirst (part of Ant Financial), in executive roles such as Head…
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Forex and CFD liquidity provider Equiti Capital has just announced the appointment of David Meek as Non-Executive Chairman of the board. Meek will assume this role pending approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. Prior to Equiti Capital, Meek worked for companies, such as JP Morgan, Citigroup, Mizuho, Natwest Markets and Bankers Trust. His roles…
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ACY Securities announced the appointment of Alistair Schultz as their new Chief Market Analyst. Schultz has 15 years of trading experience in FX and CFD markets. He has worked with institutional clients with focus on algorithmic trading, as well as retail clients, providing market analysis. With vast experience as analyst, educator and trading coach, Schultz…
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