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ON THE MOVE: Greifeld to Join Virtu Board While Susi Exits KCG

Traders Magazine Online News, April 25, 2017

John D'Antona Jr.

Things are afoot at KCG, now that Virtu Financial has formalized its $1.4 billion bid to buy the firm. First, former Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld will be joining the Virtu board once the deal has closed. Also, Charles Susi, KCG’s Head of Institutional Sales & Electronic Trading, has reportedly told the firm he will be leaving. Susi joined the firm in 2013 and came from UBS. At UBS, he was Global Co-Head of Direct Execution, the firm’s institutional equities electronic trading business.

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Citadel Securities has lured Laurent Marquis away from JP Morgan. Marquis was the white glove bank’s head of equities trading in the EMEA and is now reportedly on “gardening leave” until June. He onboard JPM back in 2009 after serving as BNP Paribas’ head f equities derivatives trading for the Americas. Marquis will be based in London.  

Robert Greifeld

JP Morgan also lost Charlie Whitlock, an executive director to ITG where he will be head of U.S. sales. Now on “gardening leave” until June. Whitlock spent the last five years at JPM.

BTIG is again hiring in its fixed income group. The firm hired Anthony Guido, Steven Jones, Jay Sommer and Jeffrey Walsh in its Fixed Income Credit Group. Guido joins BTIG as a Managing Director within the Fixed Income Credit Group, focused on high-yield sales. Prior to BTIG, he was a Managing Director of High-Yield Sales at Guggenheim Securities. Previously, Mr. Guido was a Senior Vice President and High-Yield Trader at Jefferies, and a Managing Director of Fixed Income Trading at Imperial Capital. He held similar roles earlier in his career at Bear Stearns, Citigroup and Prudential.

Jones comes aboard as a Managing Director and High-Yield Credit Strategist within the Fixed Income Credit Group. He has extensive buy-side and sell-side experience, focused exclusively on the energy sector. Prior to BTIG, he was a Managing Director and Energy Desk Analyst at U.S. Bancorp. Previously,  Jones was a Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income Research at KeyBanc Capital Markets. Earlier in his career, he held similar roles at BNP Paribas, Wachovia Securities and Soros Fund Management.

Sommer was hired as a Managing Director within the Fixed Income Credit Group. He has extensive experience in sourcing assets across bankruptcies, restructurings and liquidations, including trade claims and other illiquid and special situations globally. Prior to BTIG, he was a Managing Director of Fixed Income Credit at Jefferies. Earlier in his career, he held a similar role at Longacre Fund Management.

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