Exegy Appoints Laurent de Barry as Chief Product Officer and Jogesh Menon as Product Director for Axiom

Exegy, provider of low-latency trading and enterprise market data solutions, has announced two key leadership appointments. Laurent de Barry has been promoted to Chief Product Officer (CPO), and Jogesh Menon has been appointed as Director for the Axiom market data as-a-service offering. These moves are designed to strengthen the company’s dual strategic pillars of low-latency trading and enterprise market data.

de Barry, a co-founder of Enyx, acquired by Exegy in 2022, will report to CEO David Taylor. In his new role, he will oversee the company’s low-latency trading systems strategy, including the development of products such as Exegy Nexus. Menon joins from Royal Bank of Canada and will report to CTO Arnaud Derasse. He will be responsible for driving the evolution of the Axiom consolidated feed, a core component of Exegy’s enterprise market data portfolio.

TRG Screen Appoints Amjad Zoghbi as Head of AI to Drive Innovation

TRG Screen has appointed Amjad Zoghbi as its first Head of AI, a newly established executive role designed to embed artificial intelligence at the centre of the company’s strategy. The move reflects TRG Screen’s aim to enhance its internal operations, deliver greater value to clients, and reinforce its position as the only provider integrating market data usage, spend, and compliance solutions.

Zoghbi has played a key role in the firm’s AI initiatives, spearheading the development and deployment of AI agents for internal teams as well as customer-facing applications. With over two decades of senior technology leadership and market data expertise, he brings significant experience in applying AI to address industry challenges. In his new role, he will focus on delivering practical AI-driven innovation to TRG Screen’s global client base.

Exegy Appoints Jim Fiesel as Chief Revenue Officer to Drive Growth and Innovation

Exegy, the market data and trading technology provider, has appointed Jim Fiesel as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Fiesel, previously Managing Director of the Americas at Broadridge, brings extensive expertise from leadership roles at Bloomberg, Tradeweb, and Finastra. Exegy’s 64% sales growth in 2024 highlights its momentum, which Fiesel aims to accelerate drawing on his deep market knowledge and proven track record in delivering innovative client solutions.

In 2024, Exegy made significant strides in its low-latency trading technology, notably nxFramework, enabling FPGA-based development with record-breaking trade execution latency of 13.9ns.

Commenting on the appointment, David Taylor, CEO of Exegy, said: “We are delighted to welcome Jim to our world-class team. His proven ability to build and lead successful teams that deliver real value to clients will be instrumental in helping us achieve our goals. Our sharp focus on delivering superior client experiences directly contributed to our success in 2024. Recruiting Jim represents a doubling-down on our investment in strengthening our client partnerships.”

Fiesel added: “I’m thrilled about the future of the Exegy product suite, especially our next-generation enterprise market data solution that integrates proven technologies and services from Exegy, Enyx, and Vela. This innovative offering was a key factor in my decision to join Exegy and I’m eager to help our clients capitalize on these exciting advancements.”

BMLL Appoints Former HSBC Executive Niall Cameron as Non-Executive Director

Historical market data and analytics provider BMLL has announced the appointment of Niall Cameron as a Non-Executive Director to support the company’s strategic development. Cameron, who’s career spans over three decades and has included executive roles at HSBC, IHS Markit, and ABN Amro, also joins BMLL’s group of investors.

The appointment of Cameron, who comes with expertise in strategic positioning, deal-making, and product and commercial advisory for fintech, coincides with BMLL’s impressive growth trajectory, highlighted by a recent $26m Series B funding round and significant expansions in global data coverage and strategic partnerships.

Exegy Appoints Brian Pomraning as Chief Revenue Officer

Trading and market data systems vendor Exegy has appointed industry veteran Brian Pomraning as Chief Revenue Officer. With 25 years of leadership experience in the financial services industry, including product management, technology, sales, and marketing, Pomraning has a proven track record of transforming and growing global businesses and cross-functional teams.

During his career, Pomraning has worked at bulge bracket banks, public companies and private firms, having held senior positions at JP Morgan, Barclays, Lehman Brothers, ITG, Pico, and Elwood Technologies.

DiffusionData Appoints Former CME Group Executive Scott Fink as Managing Director for the Americas

DiffusionData, a company specialising in real-time data streaming and messaging solutions, has appointed Scott Fink as its new Managing Director for the Americas. Fink, formerly an Executive Director of Site Reliability Engineering at CME Group, will oversee customer and partner engagements across the US, Canada, and Latin America.

During his tenure at CME Group, Fink was responsible for global trading and post-trade infrastructure, focusing on market data delivery. He worked on design consulting, platform development, and business continuity, among other roles. He also oversaw the deployment of Diffusion while at CME Group.