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Baton Systems Appoints David Ornstein as COO

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Baton Systems, specialists in distributed ledger technology (DLT) and post-trade processing, has announced the appointment of David Ornstein as the company’s first Chief Operating Officer. Ornstein was previously Chief Operating Officer of Global Markets at Barclays Investment Bank, where he served for 13 years. Prior to Barclays, Ornstein held senior roles with Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust. Most recently, he has been working in an advisory capacity for several growth companies. Ornstein’s appointment follows two other recent senior hires, Jerome Kemp as President and William Coen as Senior Advisor.

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