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BMLL Appoints Kevin Barrett as Senior Sales Director for Listed Derivatives
BMLL, provider of harmonised historical data and analytics, has appointed Kevin Barrett as Senior Sales Director for Listed Derivatives. Based in the US, Barrett is tasked with driving the company’s expansion within the listed derivatives sector. This move follows a period of significant corporate development for the firm, including its recent acquisition by Nordic Capital…
DTCC Expands Board with Senior Market Structure, Treasury and Operations Leaders
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed four senior financial services executives to its Board of Directors, reinforcing governance oversight across market infrastructure, risk, and post-trade operations. The new appointees – Roland Chai (Nasdaq), Massimiliano Ciardi (Citadel), Stephen Hood (Marex), and Georges Lauchard (Barclays) – bring experience spanning exchange operations, treasury and funding,…
OSTTRA Appoints Four Senior Leaders Following KKR Acquisition
OSTTRA, the global post-trade solutions provider, has announced four strategic appointments to its leadership and product teams. Nathan Ondyak joins as Chief Commercial Officer, Peter Altero as Chief Business Development Officer, Chris Licini as Buy-Side Strategic Relationship Manager, and Christian Kjaeldgaard as Product Design Director. All four individuals join from the London Stock Exchange Group…
BridgePort Appoints Zane Suren as Chief Revenue Officer
BridgePort, an institutional coordination layer for crypto off-exchange settlement, has appointed Zane Suren as its Chief Revenue Officer. Suren will oversee the firm’s global revenue strategy, managing commercial architecture, pipeline development, and the expansion of the sales function as the network scales. Suren joins from Zodia Custody, the Standard Chartered-backed digital asset custodian, where he…
Fintech Veteran Keith Todd Launches Sapphire Technology Group in London
Veteran fintech executive Keith Todd has announced the launch of Sapphire Technology Group Ltd., a London-based firm designed to drive growth and profitability in global technology businesses. The company is built upon the “Sapphire Doctrine,” a repeatable framework of leadership principles developed by Todd over 30 years in the capital markets sector. This doctrine prioritises…
Teciem Welcomes Didier Bouillard as Chairman of Board of Directors
Teciem has appointed Didier Bouillard as independent chairman of its board, adding a senior capital-markets technology executive whose career spans some of the industry’s most significant trading, risk and regulatory infrastructure platforms. The move signals the firm’s focus on strengthening governance as it continues to scale its treasury and capital-markets software platform under private-equity ownership….
TNS Appoints Levent Mehmet as Managing Director for Asia Pacific
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has appointed Levent Mehmet as Managing Director for its Financial Markets business in the Asia Pacific region. Based in Singapore, Mehmet is responsible for overseeing the company’s regional strategy, sales operations, and client engagement. His leadership will cover established teams in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, while also supporting the company’s…
SimCorp Appoints Debbie Townley as Chief People Officer
SimCorp, the global financial technology firm, has appointed Debbie Townley as its new Chief People Officer, effective 1 March 2026. Reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Peter Sanderson, Townley will oversee the company’s global People & Culture strategy. She joins the leadership team to support SimCorp’s current phase of organisational transformation. Townley succeeds Marlene Nyholm…
Broadridge Appoints Frank Troise as President of Global Capital Markets
Broadridge Financial Solutions has announced the immediate appointment of Frank Troise as President of Global Capital Markets. Reporting to Tom Carey, President of Global Technology & Operations, Troise will join the company’s Executive Leadership Team. This leadership transition occurs as the industry experiences a significant convergence of trading, financing, and post-trade services across both traditional…
Liquidnet Appoints Michael Gibbons as Global Head of Listed Derivatives Business Development
Liquidnet, the technology-driven agency execution specialist, has appointed Michael Gibbons as Global Head of Listed Derivatives Business Development. Joining from Morgan Stanley, where he spent 12 years leading electronic futures sales and coverage, Gibbons brings nearly two decades of experience in multi-asset execution. He has previously held senior roles at Goldman Sachs, focusing on electronic…