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LSEG Appoints Irfan Hussain as Chief Information Officer

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The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced the appointment of Irfan Hussain as its new Chief Information Officer, with effect from January 2024. Based in New York, Hussain will lead LSEG’s technology division and will be part of the Executive Committee, directly reporting to CEO David Schwimmer.

Before joining LSEG, Hussain held prominent positions at Goldman Sachs, including CIO for Consumer and Wealth Management. Meanwhile, Tony McCarthy, who has held the role of CIO at LSEG since January 2020, will be retiring in early 2024.

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