Finbourne Names New Chief Product Officer

Finbourne Technology has appointed Gareth Evans as its chief product officer, bringing more than 20 years of fintech expertise to the investment management platform.

Evans held senior roles in UBS, Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley before moving to Finbourne, where “he will be responsible for driving the company’s product vision and accelerating innovation across its investment management technology platform”, the company said.

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.

Scila AB Announces CTO Transition as Co-Founder Thornquist Takes Helm

Scila AB has announced a leadership change as co-founder Björn Thornquist takes over as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective immediately. After 17 years in the role, co-founder Lydén will step down from his position and transition into a new role as Senior Technology Advisor, focusing on hands-on technology development to continue driving innovation.

Thornquist, previously Chief Product Officer (CPO), has been a central figure in shaping Scila’s technology strategy and product development. He played a leading role in creating Scila Surveillance and Scila Risk, the company’s flagship risk management solution. Recently, Scila Risk achieved a significant milestone by replacing two legacy systems at a major participant on the Singapore Exchange with a single unified platform.

The transition is intended to ensure continuity in technical expertise while positioning Scila for further growth in market surveillance and risk management solutions.

Genesis Global Appoints Co-Founder James Harrison as CEO as Stephen Murphy Steps Down After Ten Years

Genesis Global has appointed co-founder James Harrison as CEO, succeeding Stephen Murphy, who steps down after ten years leading the firm. Genesis delivers software and solutions for financial markets on its AI-native application development platform, helping institutions modernise legacy systems, reduce vendor dependencies and replace end-user computing with compliant applications.

In the past year the company has seen rising demand tied to T+1 compliance in Europe and efforts to cut risks from spreadsheets and other manual processes. Clients can extend and customise solutions or “buy to build” on a component-driven platform that includes guardrails for compliant AI use. Applications embed controls governing interactions with digital assistants and AI agents for workflow and data processing. Clients include Bank of America, BNY, Citi, ING, Marex, Neptune Networks, Octaura and StoneX.

Harrison previously held senior technology roles at Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, HSBC and Fidessa. He has worked in London, São Paulo and Hong Kong and is now based in New York.

smartTrade Technologies Appoints Christophe Montane as Chief Commercial Officer to Drive Global Expansion

smartTrade Technologies has appointed Christophe Montane as Chief Commercial Officer, effective 1 July 2025. This move follows a recent strategic growth investment from TA Associates and reflects the company’s focus on accelerating international expansion and refining its customer-centric commercial strategy.

Based in New York, Montane will oversee global sales and marketing, aiming to strengthen smartTrade’s presence in key financial markets. With over 20 years of leadership experience at SS&C Intralinks, Fujifilm Business Innovation, and Xerox, he brings a solid track record in scaling global sales operations and driving revenue growth. His expertise will support smartTrade’s efforts to enhance its unified trading platform, aiming to improve front-office performance and reduce operational risk for clients.

NeoXam Names New Product Manager to Drive Asia Growth

Investment management technology provider NeoXam has appointed Parasuraman Nurani as its new product manager with responsibility for growing business across the Asia-Pacific region.

Parasu is based in the company’s Singapore office and has 20 years of experience in capital markets data and technology, NeoXam said.

Broadridge Appoints Munish Gautam as Global Head of Trading Platforms – Product Management

Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Munish Gautam as Global Head of Trading Platforms – Product Management within its Broadridge Trading & Connectivity Solutions (BTCS) business. Based in London, Gautam will lead the integration of Broadridge’s trading platform suite and advance its multi-asset trading capabilities, reporting to Chief Product Officer Brian Pomraning.

Gautam brings over 15 years of experience from J.P. Morgan, where he was most recently Executive Director and Cash Equities Product Lead. His background includes driving transformation across client onboarding, execution, regulation, market structure, and risk management. This appointment reflects Broadridge’s ongoing investment in front office technology and follows a series of senior leadership hires across its BTCS division.

BridgePort Appoints Steven Bartfield as Chief Product Officer to Lead Product Innovation

BridgePort, a provider of institutional infrastructure for off-exchange crypto settlement, has named Steven Bartfield as its new Chief Product Officer (CPO). Bartfield will steer the company’s product strategy, focusing on enterprise integration, agentic AI development, and automation-led infrastructure tailored to institutional clients.

With nearly 15 years of experience in institutional trading, financial technology, and market structure, Bartfield brings a robust background in both front-office trading systems and back-end infrastructure. His previous roles include leading AI-driven product development and holding senior positions at Goldman Sachs and CME Group, where he developed trading solutions in fixed income and FX markets. Bartfield holds degrees from the Wharton School, the University of Chicago, and Loyola University Chicago, and is a CFA charterholder.

Tom Edwards Named Exec. Chair at Ubisecure

Ubisecure has named veteran fintech executive Tom Edwards as its new Executive Chair, a move designed to sharpen the company’s focus on RegTech, digital identity and global compliance services. The appointment takes effect immediately, positioning Edwards to steer Ubisecure’s strategic growth and deepen ties with banks, institutions and technology partners worldwide .

Drawing on his experience scaling CubeLogic where he doubled both revenue and the customer base as CEO, Edwards will work alongside Ubisecure’s leadership to streamline operations and accelerate go to market initiatives. His remit spans corporate strategy, operational excellence and enterprise sales execution, all within industries bound by strict regulatory demands.

“I’m excited to join Ubisecure at a pivotal moment of growth,” Edwards said. “Managing the opportunities presented in the RegTech market by Digital Identity, both Individual and Organisational, is essential in today’s landscape of expanding regulation, national identity initiatives, and ever rising fraud, especially in cross border transactions. The company is uniquely positioned to address some of the most pressing market challenges by enabling digital identity, to ensure regulatory compliance and foster digital trust.”

Ubisecure is already the world’s largest issuer of Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) via its RapidLEI service and a leading European provider of digital identity solutions. Over the past year, the firm onboarded major global banks as validation agents for the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), reinforcing its role in the wider digital identity ecosystem.

Board Director Paul Tourret noted that Edwards’s operational insight will be “instrumental as we build on our position as the global number one accredited LEI Issuer and continue delivering mission critical Digital Identity enterprise solutions to the world’s most regulated industries.” Octopus Ventures partner and Ubisecure Non-Executive Director Paul Davidson added that Edwards’s track record “makes him the perfect addition” to drive the next phase of growth.

With compliance obligations growing ever more complex, and fraud risks rising in cross-border commerce, Ubisecure’s enhanced leadership line-up aims to meet market demand for robust, technology first identity and compliance platforms. The company’s suite of RegTech offerings helps enterprises simplify governance, reduce risk and stay ahead of evolving global regulations.