Tokenovate Appoints William L’Heveder as Chief Revenue Officer

Tokenovate has appointed former BMLL executive William L’Heveder as Chief Revenue Officer, with responsibility for expanding the company’s commercial pipeline and driving institutional adoption of its post-trade and programmable settlement technology.

L’Heveder spent more than seven years at BMLL, where he helped scale the historical market data and analytics provider through to its acquisition in 2025. He previously worked at Boston Consulting Group and as a derivatives trader.

His appointment comes as Tokenovate builds commercial momentum around Novat, its programmable settlement protocol for tokenised assets. The platform combines digital legal agreements, the FINOS Common Domain Model and programmable settlement to automate post-trade processes.

L’Heveder will focus on developing new client opportunities and strategic relationships as Tokenovate targets broader institutional adoption.

Connamara Technologies Promotes Daniel Davis to President

Connamara Technologies has promoted Daniel J. Davis to President as the trading infrastructure provider targets further expansion across new markets, geographies and asset classes.

Davis was previously Chief Revenue Officer and has been with Connamara since 2022, initially joining as Head of Growth. He has played a central role in developing the company’s commercial strategy and expanding adoption of its EP3 marketplace infrastructure platform. EP3 combines exchange, clearing and market surveillance capabilities within a single platform and is being used across markets including prediction markets, perpetual futures, compute, tokenised assets and cryptocurrencies.

In his new role, Davis will work alongside co-founders Jim and Maureen Downs and the wider leadership team, with a focus on expanding EP3’s reach, growing Connamara’s team and aligning its commercial strategy with product development.

Before joining Connamara, Davis held development and strategy roles at PIMCO, Dimensional Fund Advisors and WorkTango.

Valstro Appoints Chris Valpone as Head of Sales

Valstro has appointed Chris Valpone as Head of Sales as the cloud-native order management system provider expands its US operations and moves into its next phase of commercial growth.

Valpone joins from Quod Financial, where he served as Head of Sales for the Americas. He brings 25 years of financial services experience, including senior sales roles at Fidessa, where he was Head of Sales for the Americas before becoming Global Head of Sales for Fidessa and other capital markets businesses within ION Markets following ION’s acquisition of Fidessa.

The appointment follows several years of investment by Valstro in building, launching and commercialising its OMS platform. The company is expanding its US-based team to support product development and a growing client base.

Valstro’s cloud-native platform provides connectivity to buy-side firms, global brokers and market data, with the company targeting greater automation and flexibility across institutional trading workflows.

DTCC Appoints Samir Pandiri as Chief Client Officer

DTCC has appointed Samir Pandiri as Managing Director and Chief Client Officer, joining the company’s Executive Committee and reporting to President and CEO Frank LaSalla. Pandiri will oversee DTCC’s Global Client Management organisation, including client leads, relationship management and growth, partnerships and strategic alliances. His remit also covers DTCC Consulting Services and Marketing & Communications, with responsibility for developing client and stakeholder relationships across the business.

He brings more than 30 years of financial services experience spanning post-trade infrastructure, asset servicing, fund administration, capital markets, fintech, wealth management and trustee services.

Pandiri joins DTCC following senior leadership roles at TMF Group, Apex Group, Broadridge International and BNY. He has led teams across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific during his career, including more than 15 years working in Hong Kong and London.

Trading Technologies Names Maxime Jeanniard du Dot to Lead Margin Business

Trading Technologies (TT) has promoted Maxime Jeanniard du Dot to EVP, Margin Analytics, giving him responsibility for the TT Margin business created following the company’s acquisition of OpenGamma in December.

Jeanniard du Dot spent 10 years as Chief Operating Officer of OpenGamma before its acquisition by TT. The firm’s margin analytics technology is used by hedge funds, asset managers, commodity trading firms and banks to manage capital and margin requirements. Under Jeanniard du Dot, TT plans to expand the business into cross-asset margin optimisation as clients increasingly trade across multiple asset classes and seek greater visibility into margin requirements and capital usage.

Before joining OpenGamma, Jeanniard du Dot was Trading Platform Owner for HSBC’s cleared OTC derivatives business in London. He previously worked as a Market Specialist at Calypso Technology and as an analyst at Accenture.

Broadridge Appoints Alex Duggan to Lead International BPO Growth

Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Alex Duggan as Head of BPO International, with responsibility for expanding its business process outsourcing operations across EMEA and Asia-Pacific. Duggan will also oversee the continued development of Broadridge’s Glasgow hub, which the company is positioning as a strategic UK centre for client service, operational innovation and technology-led delivery.

The Glasgow operation supports a global investment bank as an anchor client and is intended to provide scalable UK and European delivery capabilities as financial institutions seek greater operational resilience, geographic diversification and access to specialist talent.

Duggan brings 30 years of experience across investment banking operations, business transformation and commercial leadership. He joins Broadridge from Cognizant, where he was Capital Markets Business Unit Head in London, overseeing commercial strategy, go-to-market activities and service delivery. His previous work included helping capital markets firms modernise operating models and improve efficiency through technology and data-driven transformation.

Trading Technologies Appoints Katie Price to Lead Data, Analytics and Compliance

Trading Technologies (TT) has appointed Katie Price as EVP, Global Head of Data, Analytics and Compliance, bringing its previously separate data and analytics and compliance businesses under a single leadership structure.

The combined business includes TT TCA and TT Trade Surveillance, reflecting what the company sees as growing convergence between data-driven analytics, regulatory reporting, oversight and surveillance across the trading lifecycle. TT said increasing AI adoption is also driving demand for trusted data and integrated analytics and compliance technology.

Price joins from S&P Global, where she was Senior Vice President, Global Head of Corporates in the Chief Client Office. She previously held senior roles at IHS Markit, Ipreo, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan.

Peter Weiler, currently EVP, Managing Director, Data and Analytics, will move into an advisory role until the end of 2026. He joined TT following its acquisition of Abel Noser Solutions.

BMLL Appoints Brad Hunt as Board Chairman Following Nordic Capital Acquisition

BMLL, the provider of harmonised historical Level 3, 2, and 1 market data and analytics, has appointed Brad Hunt as Chairman of the Board. Hunt succeeds Lee Hodgkinson, who will remain on the board as an independent Non-Executive Director (NED). Hunt brings 30 years of experience in financial data businesses, having most recently served as CEO of Rimes Technologies following senior roles at Bank of New York Mellon, IHS Markit, and Goldman Sachs International.

The appointment comes alongside the addition of US-based independent NED Spiros Giannaros, currently CEO of Gresham Technologies and formerly CEO of Charles River Development. They join an existing board comprising BMLL executives Paul Humphrey (CEO) and Nigel Medhurst (CFO/COO), alongside representatives from Nordic Capital and Optiver.

These leadership changes follow Nordic Capital’s acquisition of BMLL in October 2025. The revamped board is structured to support BMLL’s global expansion and bolster its product delivery for financial market participants.

Dr Lisa Cameron Joins Stablecoin Standard to Lead Government Relations

Stablecoin Standard has appointed Dr Lisa Cameron to support its government relations and policy engagement across the United Kingdom and United States. In her new role, she will focus on convening global policymakers and members through a series of dedicated initiatives, including roundtables, networking dinners, and international trade missions.

Dr Cameron brings extensive legislative and policy experience to the organisation, having served as a UK Member of Parliament from 2015 to 2024. During her parliamentary tenure, she established and chaired the House of Commons’ first Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), where she led educational initiatives on emerging technologies for both MPs and Lords.

Following her departure from Parliament, she has remained a prominent figure in the sector, founding the UKUS Crypto Alliance and serving as Chair of the Digital Assets Global Forum. Her appointment aims to strengthen the organisation’s ongoing focus on digital asset regulation and global policy framework alignment.

Genesis Global Announces Key Leadership Appointments to Propel AI-Driven Capital Markets Growth

Genesis Global has announced five senior leadership promotions to support increasing client demand for efficient, compliant software delivery in capital markets. The appointments are strategically positioned to help financial institutions integrate artificial intelligence into their development processes. By combining AI capabilities with a library of established capital markets workflows and components, the Genesis platform ensures that AI-generated code is transformed into secure, production-ready applications that meet strict industry governance standards.

Under the new leadership structure, David Perkins becomes Executive Vice President, Sales & Strategic Growth and Head of Sales, while Shahin Askari is elevated to Chief Technology Officer. Michael Henson joins the Executive Committee as Chief Delivery Officer, overseeing client outcomes and DevOps. Additionally, Jay Taylerson has been named Executive Vice President, Engineering Excellence to focus on AI enablement, and Raminder Ahuja takes on the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, India, managing operations at the Bengaluru engineering centre.

These structural changes reinforce the company’s focus on three core delivery areas: accelerating traditional engineering via AI-assisted development, empowering business users through the Genesis Create application builder, and deploying automated AI agents within production environments. Together, the newly appointed executives will lead the firm’s next phase of global growth, helping clients safely modernise software delivery in an AI-driven era.