Avelacom Appoints Lorenz Voss as US Managing Director, Opens Chicago Office

Ultra-low latency network provider Avelacom is broadening its US operations and has appointed Lorenz Voss as the new Managing Director for the US market. Voss, who brings over 15 years of experience in the telecom and capital markets industries, joins Avelacom from Tower Research Capital. Voss will be responsible for expanding Avelacom’s market share in…

American Financial Exchange Names John Shay as CEO Following 7RIDGE Acquisition

The American Financial Exchange (AFX), an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for US banks and financial institutions, has appointed veteran financial services executive John Shay as CEO. The announcement comes after the recent acquisition of AFX by 7RIDGE, a growth equity firm investing in transformative financial services technologies. With decades of experience in…

Adaptive Financial Consulting Bolsters Board with Two Non-Executive Directors

Adaptive Financial Consulting has announced the appointment of two Non-Executive Directors, Dr Stephen Norman and John O’Hara, to its Board. Dr Norman, who brings two decades of capital markets experience and has held senior roles at RBS Global Banking and Merrill Lynch, will succeed Janhavi Dadarkar as Chair of the Board. John O’Hara, a co-founder…

NeoXam Announces New CEO and Growth Plans Following Eurazeo Investment

Financial software company NeoXam has promoted Florent Fabre to the position of CEO, following the recent investment by Eurazeo, the international private equity company. Fabre has over 20 years of experience in the financial software industry, having served as NeoXam’s Chief Operating Officer and Group Managing Director since 2015. Fabre’s promotion, together with Eurazeo’s investment,…

LSEG Bolsters Leadership with New Data & Analytics and Sales & Account Management Executives

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) has announced the appointment of Satvinder Singh as Group Head of Data & Analytics and member of the LSEG Executive Committee, effective from 3 July 2023. Reporting to CEO David Schwimmer, Singh will lead LSEG’s global data and analytics businesses, catering to over 40,000 customers across 190 countries, and will…

TS Imagine Expands North American Team with Key Sales Hires

Trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions provider TS Imagine has appointed two key sales hires to support its rapid growth in North America. James Muench has joined as Sales Director, focusing on the development and growth of the firm’s Fixed Income business, bringing over a decade of Institutional Credit Sales experience from roles at Tradeweb…

Opensee Names Emmanuel Richard as Chief Growth Officer and MD of North American Operations

Opensee, a provider of data access and real-time analytics to financial institutions, has appointed Emmanuel Richard as Chief Growth Officer and Managing Director of North American operations. Richard brings over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, having held roles at Rimini Street and MicroStrategy. He will work alongside Rodrigo Medgenberg, VP of Sales,…

Clearwater Analytics Appoints First Chief Revenue Officer and Bolsters European Leadership

Clearwater Analytics, the SaaS-based investment management, accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Scott Erickson as the company’s first Chief Revenue Officer. Erickson will oversee Clearwater’s sales efforts in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, and will work to continue expanding the company’s market share across all regions. With 18 years of…

Torstone Hires Sam Farrell as Head of North America

Torstone Technology, the SaaS platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing, has appointed Sam Farrell as Head of North America, based in Toronto. He will have oversight of all Torstone’s US and Canadian operations and will be tasked with expanding Torstone’s footprint in North America. Prior to joining Torstone, Farrell spent the last 35 years…

The New World of Trading Technology – a View from the Top

What are the key developments in the financial markets sector today and how are those developments impacting trading technology decisions? Where is innovation occurring and what are the challenges that firms face when deploying new solutions? How are firms tackling such an acute lack of diversity in the workforce that for a recently advertised position,…

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