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Global Hunter Securities, a division of Seaport Global Securities has appointed Paul Chambers as Institutional Salesman in the firm’s New York office.
Chambers has over 20 years of experience on both the sell side and buy side, primarily focused on energy. He received numerous accolades over the years as an energy portfolio manager.
Ed Lainfiesta, Managing Partner of Seaport Global, says: “Paul brings a wealth of energy investment experience that we are confident will offer invaluable insights for our clients. As an energy-focused firm, we are committed to delivering the best institutional services to our clients and we believe Paul
Parker Johnson is to join Ramius as Managing Director, Sales and Marketing.
Johnson will manage institutional relationships across the Ramius platform, with a special focus on Ramius Alternative Solutions. The Alternative Solutions group, led by Stuart Davies and Vikas Kapoor, offers sophisticated hedge fund investment services including portfolio completion, optimisation and hedging as well as a suite of accessible, cost effective, hedge fund-style investments called Ramius Liquid Portfolios.
Michael Singer, Chief Executive Officer of Ramius, says: “Over twenty-five years in the industry, Parker has developed deep knowledge of institutional investors and their needs. Today’s investors are looking for differentiated solutions
BATS Global Markets (BATS) has hired Kapil Rathi as Vice President, Options Business Strategy.
Rathi joined BATS on 23 February after 10 years in key roles at the International Securities Exchange (ISE) and is working closely with Jeromee Johnson, Vice President, Options Business Strategy, as a senior member of the BATS Options team. Both Rathi and Johnson report to Bryan Harkins, Executive Vice President, Head of US Markets.
Harkins says: “BATS Options has more than doubled in size during the past year and we’re always seeking to bring in top talent to work with the existing team to help continue
Muzinich & Co, an institutional asset management firm specialising in corporate credit, has appointed Rafael Ximenez de Embun and Jesus Belascoain as it continues to strengthen its team in Madrid.
Ximenez de Embun joins Muzinich to lead the Marketing and Client Relations team for Spain and Portugal. He brings over 20 years of experience in both wealth management and asset management and most recently was Head of Julius Baer Wealth Management business in Spain & Portugal.
Belascoain joins from JP Morgan Asset Management where he spent more than 9 years developing the fund distribution business.
Ersilia Molnar, Muzinich Managing
CME Group has named Christopher Fix as Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific.
Fix will be based in Singapore and will be responsible for leading CME Group's efforts to develop benchmark products and services to meet the needs of its customer base in the region. He will join CME Group on June 3, 2015, and will report to London-based William Knottenbelt, Senior Managing Director and Head of International, CME Group.
In addition to his new role, Fix has been appointed to the Board of Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) and as Chairman of DME Asia Pte Ltd. DME was
Muzinich & Co has appointed Jamie Cane as credit analyst. Cane joins the firm’s investment team in London and will focus on identifying credit opportunities within the growing European high yield market.
Cane joined Muzinich & Co from Babson Capital where he spent more than three years focusing on High Yield Bonds and Leveraged Loans across a range of sectors and geographies. Prior to that he worked at Anglo Irish Bank, primarily in restructuring. He holds a First Class Honours Degree in Economics from the University of Manchester and is a CFA Charterholder.
Jamie joins Muzinich’s deep analyst team of
The Chicago Board Options Exchange has added five new officers to its management team: Stephanie Klein, Chief Marketing Officer; Jennifer Lamie, Chief Regulatory Advisor; Stephanie Marrin Lara, Deputy Chief Regulatory Officer; Jordan Naylor, Vice President, Systems Development; and Steve Sinclair, Vice President, Systems Development.
As Chief Marketing Officer, Klein will build a holistic brand marketing strategy for the company to educate and engage a broadening global customer base around CBOE's position as the premier destination for options and volatility trading resources. She will utilise the full spectrum of traditional and innovative marketing channels, including print, digital, mobile and social media,
First Derivatives (FD), a provider of software and consulting services, has appointed Virginia Gambale to the Board of the Company as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
A US citizen, Gambale has extensive experience as an enterprise technology buyer in capital markets, a technology venture capital partner and an independent director across diverse industry sectors.
Gambale is managing partner of Azimuth Partners LLC, which assists in the development of strategies for growth, innovation and international expansion. In this role she has helped to scale international businesses, including Piper Jaffray, Infonic AG, Knoa Software, Workbrain and IQ Financial SystePrior to forming
Independent corporate, fund and private client services provider JTC has appointed Will Cameron (pictured) in a Director role as the Head of the firm’s Fareham office
which is an operational centre for some of the Group’s client administration, accountancy and corporate secretarial services.
Cameron joined JTC in 2015 from Saltgate (UK) Limited where he worked as a Director of Client Services with responsibility for all accounting and administration deliverables. Prior to this, he was with the Capita Financial Group working in their Fund Administration division with a specific focus on the real estate sector.
In heading up the management of
Karl McEneff is to step back from day to day executive responsibilities at SuMi TRUST Global Asset Services but will remain within the organisation taking up the role of Chairman and non-Executive Director of SuMi TRUST Ireland with effect from 01 March 2015.
The new CEO will be Hiromitsu Tanaka, who brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge developed over many years having played a prominent role within Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank focused on the Group's global and domestic asset servicing activities. Tanaka previously spent significant time in New York as CEO of the global custody business,
