TRADERS ON THE MOVE: Lava’s Weisberger to VistaOne, OCC Promotes Several

David Weisberger was hired by VistaOne Regulatory Services, a provider of compliance, analysis, reporting and publication of regulatory and best-execution data, for broker-dealers, Alternative Trading Systems and stock exchanges.


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Weisberger, an electronic trading veteran with over 30 years of experience, joined the company as a managing director and head of market structure analysis. He will be responsible for developing and executing the company’s business plans, supervise the U.S. team in identifying market opportunities and fulfilling market needs, ensuring delivery of quality solutions, and meeting short- and long-term business goals.

He comes from Two Sigma Securities where he was executive principal and helped build that firm’s various trading businesses. Prior to that, he was the global architect of the market making system for Citigroup and later ran both the statistical arbitrage group and then Citi’s Lava trading subsidiary. He started his career with Salomon Brothers in its international portfolio trading business.

OCC announced seven officer promotions including some as part of a reorganization supporting the company’s efforts to meet the heightened expectations of regulators and market participants.

Jim Kustusch to Senior Vice President, Operations from First Vice President, Business Operations. In his new role, he will be responsible for the National Operations, Corporate Actions, Membership Services, Collateral Services, Project Management and Product Development areas. Jim will also oversee management of the newly formed Business Operations and Controls Group.
Carole Bovard to First Vice President, Compliance from Vice President, Compliance. She will continue to guide OCC to meet regulatory requirements as well as head up ethics and compliance training programs.
Dan Busby to First Vice President, Business Operations and Management Controls from Vice President, Project Management Office. In his new role, he will continue to oversee the Project Management Office while also assuming responsibility for the newly formed Business Controls Group as well as Deployment, External and Internal Certification Testing, Technical Writing, Release Management and Remediation Management.
Jeffrey Douglas to Vice President, Technology Services from Director, Storage Services & Enterprise Systems Management. In his new role, he will assume the added responsibility for the Database Services team while continuing to hold responsibility for Network Services, the Infrastructure Architecture Working Group and lead the Architecture & Standards Council.
Matt Hughes to Vice President, Executive Liaison to the Chairman from Director, Executive Liaison to the Chairman. He will continue to manage complex initiatives and take on higher level responsibilities, providing leadership on many strategic plans and executive projects.
Larry Leonard to Vice President and Associate General Counsel from Director and Assistant General Counsel. He will continue to lead the Administration and Communications practice unit within the Legal Department and is responsible for counseling and advising a variety of business units within OCC. This includes the teams responsible for vendor management and procurement of technology, licenses, assets and third-party services; human resources and administration; and corporate communications, including OCC’s management of The Options Industry Council’s educational and marketing programs.
Sheila Zak to Vice President, Member Services from Director, Member Services. In her new position, she will continue to oversee the Member Services team. Additionally, she will expand her focus on project implementation and contribute to the development of Member Services’ operational strategy.