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Citi Makes Multiple Additions to Algo and ETF Teams, While CFO Departs

Traders Magazine Online News, September 6, 2018

John D'Antona Jr.

The Citi never sleeps.

The bulge bracket firm has been busy hiring and bulking up its ranks lately. The firm has added a total of thirteen new people to its roster. According to a memo seen by Traders Magazine, the firm said that as it continues to build on the momentum of its Futures, Clearing and Collateral platform globally, it is committed to attracting the industry’s top talent to provide clients with market-leading solutions across products and geographies. Against this background, the firm wrote internally, it was pleased to announce the following appointments within the FCC Electronic Execution and Algorithmic Trading teams:

Gordon Ball joined Citi as EMEA Head of Electronic Execution and Algorithmic trading. In this role, Ball will focus on the growth of our electronic execution franchise in EMEA and assist in the development of the FCC Algorithmic Trading agenda and Low Latency strategy. He will be based in London and report into Sabrina Wilson, Global Head of Electronic and Algorithmic Trading and EMEA Head of FCC.  With over 20 years of industry experience, Ball brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the role. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs for 18 years where he held various roles such as leading the European Equities Electronic Trading product development, Listed Derivatives Execution & Clearing product development and more recently as an Electronic Execution Strategist driving the algorithmic trading and low latency strategy.

Max Middleton onboarded the Electronic Sales team in EMEA. Middleton will be based in London and report into Jason Massey, EMEA Head of Sales for FCC. In this role he will contribute to the growth of our regional franchise by focusing on the electronic client acquisition strategy and extending integrated electronic solutions to our clients. Middleton came from Goldman Sachs where most recently worked as an Executive Director within the Futures and Listed Options Electronic Trading Group.

Joseph Michniowski has been named APAC Head of Electronic Execution and Algorithmic trading. In this role, Michniowski will help drive the FCC Algorithmic Trading agenda, as well as the China and North Asia strategy. He will also assist in the development of our India strategy and provide local coverage to its APAC electronic client base. Michniowski will be based in Hong Kong and jointly report into Sabrina Wilson and Ian Nissen, APAC Head of FCC. He brings 20 years of industry experience across the buy-side and sell-side industries. He joined Citi in 2015 and most recently led Citi’s Equities quant trading analytics team globally.

But that’s not all. The firm also beefed up its ETF business. Conor Davis, EMEA Head of Investor Sales alerted his underlings and the media he had hired the following:

Antoine de Saint Vaulry joined Citi as APAC Head of Delta One ETF Trading, based in Hong Kong. In this role Antoine will report to Sebastien Mailleux,  Head of Prime Finance & Delta One for APAC, and will focus on the growth of our ETF trading capabilities in the region. Antoine brings a wealth of expertise to the role and previously worked at Commerzbank for 14 years where he was most recently Head of ETF and Flow Trading for Asia.

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