OTAS Technologies has hired Nick Lieder as head of its US operations. He will bring more than 15 years’ experience with him, helping to grow the OTAS proposition in the US market as businesses try to streamline their trading operations.
Paul McLaughlin has been appointed as head of operations for State Street’s Alternative Investment Solutions team in Guernsey. McLaughlin, who has more than 15 years of experience in the alternative investment industry, joins State Street to help further build its
GlobeOp Financial Services (LSE:GO) has appointed Eamonn Greaves as head of business development. Greaves reports to Hans Hufschmid (pictured), chief executive officer, and is based in the company’s New York City headquarters. Greaves is a managing director at GlobeOp and
Marc Spilker is to step down as president of alternative investment manager Apollo Global Management and as a member of the firm’s executive committee. Apollo’s executive committee will continue to manage the firm and will rely upon the firm’s management
Inter-dealer broker ICAP has hired Mark Newson-Smith as a broker in its metals business in London. Newson-Smith previously worked at Galena Asset Management as well as Bank of America, HSBC and Mitsui. ICAP brokers cash and derivative base and precious
Liquidnet, the institutional equities marketplace, has appointed Scott Harrison as Global Head of Product with responsibility for overseeing, enhancing and building out the company’s product offerings. Based in New York, he will report directly to Liquidnet CEO and Founder Seth
Appleby, a provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has appointed Cayman litigator, Christopher Russell, as partner in the firm’s Cayman Islands office from 1 May 2012. Russell joins Appleby from Ogier’s Cayman office where, until recently, he led
Molinero Capital Management has recruited a new Applied Research Group comprised of three senior researchers. The researchers were previously trading at Louis Dreyfus Commodities and represent on a combined basis about 40 years of trading experience. Rafael Molinero says:
Lyxor Asset Management has made two senior management appointments in the US, which will take effect in early August 2014. Nathanaël Benzaken (pictured) has been appointed as chief executive officer for Lyxor in the US. He will be based in New
MF Global Holdings Ltd (NYSE: MF), a broker-dealer providing trading and hedging solutions, has made several appointments within the firm’s senior management team. Bradley Abelow, the firm’s current global chief operating officer (COO), will assume the additional role of president,
