Appital Appoints Matthew Jefford as Business Development Executive

Appital, the equity markets technology solution vendor, has appointed Matthew Jefford, an experienced equity markets specialist, as Business Development Executive. Jefford will help accelerate Appital’s growth strategy, specifically working with the asset management community to deepen platform liquidity, and support the firm’s mission to bring innovation and automation to equity markets.

Jefford brings over 30 years of experience working in the global financial markets. Prior to joining Appital, he was Electronic Sales Trader at ICAP and previously worked with Liquidnet, Bloomberg Tradebook and Instinet on Sales, Electronic and Automated Trading, covering clients in the EMEA region.

Persefoni Boss Mohin Chosen to Sit on FCA’s ESG Advisory Board

Tim Mohin, chief executive of data provider Persefoni, is among the sustainability-linked financial figures selected to help shape the UK’s regulatory response to ESG issues. The former Global Reporting Initiative chief will be joined by five other executives on the Financial Conduct Authority’s ESG Advisory Board. They include Harald Walkate, senior fellow at the Center for Sustainable Finance & Private Wealth (CSP) at the University of Zurich, and will be complemented by senior FCA figures.

DTCC Appoints Nashira Spencer to Head Security

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure provider, has appointed Nashira Spencer as Chief Security Officer (CSO), responsible for managing DTCC’s enterprise-wide global information security, physical security, employee safety, and crisis/incident management functions. She will report to Tim Cuddihy, DTCC’s Group Chief Risk Officer.

Spencer brings 20 years of leadership and expertise in security management to DTCC, including serving the last 6 years as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and, most recently, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Anywhere Real Estate, a leading provider of U.S. residential real estate services.

Integral Hires Judy Goh to Head APAC Sales

Integral, the FX technology provider, has appointed Judy Goh as Managing Director and Head of Sales for APAC. Based in Singapore, Goh brings 16 years’ experience in the foreign exchange market, with management roles in e-FX institutional sales and business growth spanning across major financial institutions. Most recently, she held the role of Vice President of KX’s Trading Solutions in Asia. Prior to this, Goh was regional Sales Director at Deutsche Börse – 360T. She has also held roles at Deutsche Bank and OANDA.

In her new role, Goh will be responsible for continuing to drive the significant growth Integral has seen in the region.

TS Imagine Appoints Frederic Villain to Head Asia Pacific Sales

TS Imagine, the trading and risk management solutions vendor, has appointed Frederic Villain as Head of Sales for Asia Pacific. He will lead TS Imagine’s APAC sales team across its offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo, and will be responsible for growing the business in the region.

Villain brings over 25 years of sales experience in management roles. He was previously Head of Sales, Asia Pacific, for Itiviti, and earlier in his career he led regional sales in Asia Pacific for Bloomberg, Ullink (now part of Itiviti) and SunGard (now part of FIS).

TORA Appoints Alex Findlay to Head US Sales

Multi-asset OEMS & PMS vendor TORA, acquired by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) earlier this year, has appointed Alex Findlay as Director of Sales, located in New York.

Findlay has more than 15 years of experience in financial products and sales, having previously worked as a sales and relationship manager for State Street’s FX Connect product first in London and then in New York. Findlay also served as Technical Account Manager at Bloomberg, and started his career as a market analyst at Thomson Reuters.

Northern Trust Appoints Michael Buzza to New Leadership Role

Northern Trust has appointed Michael Buzza as global head of Network Management & Market Strategy. In the new role, Buzza will oversee the teams dedicated to providing market access and insights across the traditional securities services markets within the Digital Assets and Financial Markets group.

Buzza has been with Northern Trust for 16 years, his most recent role being EMEA head of Market Advocacy and Innovation Research.

TS Imagine Appoints Three New Hires to Executive Team

Trading and risk management solutions vendor TS Imagine has appointed three executive leadership hires to support the firm’s rapid growth: Spencer Lee as Chief Markets Officer, Kate Peachway as Chief Financial Officer and Renee Calabro as Chief Marketing Officer.

Lee comes from Agilon Capital, a systematic hedge fund. Previously he led electronic credit trading at Blackrock. Peachway has been an investor in technology companies at Blue Ridge Capital, BlueMountain Capital, and GrowthCurve Capital, beginning her career at Morgan Stanley. Calabro joins from Edelman. Prior to that, she was at Deutsche Bank.

big xyt Names Anthony Huck as Head of the Americas

big xyt, the independent provider of smart data and analytic solutions, has appointed Anthony (Tony) Huck to its global executive team as Head of the Americas. He will be responsible for expanding the firm’s global footprint into the United States, Canadian, and LatAm regions.

Huck brings over thirty years of experience to the role, having previously served as CEO of Score Priority (now Lime Financial) and President and COO of Lime Brokerage. Earlier, he held senior executive positions at Royal Bank of Scotland, Citadel Securities, and Investment Technology Group (ITG).

Sterling Trading Tech Names Jennifer Nayar as President & CEO

Sterling Trading Tech (STT), the independent OMS, risk and trading platform vendor, has appointed fintech & capital markets industry veteran Jennifer Nayar as President & Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Most recently, Nayar was CEO of Vela Trading Systems, prior to its acquisition by Exegy. Earlier in her career, Nayar served with REDI Global Technologies and NYSE Technologies.

Farid Naib, STT’s former CEO, has stepped down from his role but will remain involved as an advisor and shareholder.