Tassat Group, a provider of blockchain-based real-time settlement solutions, has appointed Andre Frank as Chief Operating Officer, according to a press statement. Frank assumes the role after four years of driving technology and operational excellence as Managing Director within the company. Prior to joining Tassat, Frank held senior leadership positions at The London Stock Exchange Group, Citibank, Thesys Technologies, Liquidnet, and Deloitte & Touche.
Guillaume de Chabaneix has joined Tourmaline Europe as an equity trader, Global Trading reported. Based in London, he reports to head of European equity trading Adrian Maydew. De Chabaneix has more than 15 years of industry experience and joins the firm from BTIG, where he has been a trader since 2012. Prior to this, he was a global equities trader at MF Global.
JJ Kinahan, previously CEO of IG US Holdings, Inc. and an industry veteran in the retail brokerage space, will join Cboe to head up a new business vertical focused on developing alternative investment products for retail customers. According to a press release, as Head of Retail Expansion and Alternative Investment Products, Kinahan will oversee Cboe’s product strategy, regulatory alignment, and go-to-market execution for new offerings such as event-based trading, prediction markets, crypto derivatives, and tokenized instruments.
Capitolis has announced the appointment of Richard Schiffman as Chief Product Officer, reporting to Gil Mandelzis, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, according to a press release. Schiffman joins Capitolis from MarketAxess, where he spent more than 20 years and held roles including Chief Technology Officer and, most recently, Global Head of Trading Solutions, responsible for product development as well as the firm’s investment grade, high yield, municipal and Open Trading businesses.
Stavtar Solutions has appointed Alla Liberman as Chief Financial Officer, according to a press release. Liberman brings more than two decades of experience across asset management, fintech, and global financial institutions. Prior to joining Stavtar, Liberman served as CFO and COO at Beacon (now part of Clearwater Analytics) and held senior leadership roles at J.P. Morgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada, Citadel, and Point72.
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