Jonathan C. “Jon” Biele and Alastair Walmsley have joined Bernstein Research, the sell-side research arm of AllianceBernstein, as Global co-heads of Equity Capital Markets. The pair, who bring over 50 years’ combined capital markets experience, will be responsible for building out the firm’s Equity Capital Markets practice. Biele joins Bernstein with close to 30 years of ECM experience. Most recently he restructured and built out the ECM effort at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (now Truist). Walmsley brings over two decades of capital markets experience to Bernstein Research. He previously held roles at BAML, Morgan Stanley, LSEG and acting as consultant to AIB. Before joining the firm, he worked closely with Bernstein’s research and sales teams for a number of years in his previous role running a financial technology platform for institutional investors.
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Xpansiv has hired Erika Crandall as Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Crandall will oversee risk management across the Xpansiv organization, including compliance, operations, information security, and business resiliency. Crandall is a seasoned senior Risk Manager focusing on Enterprise and Operational Risk Management, including, IT Risk Management, Security Policies, Security Standards, Security Controls, Regulatory Compliance, Privacy Program Development, and Process Improvement.
Elwood Technologies has appointed Brian Pomraning as its Global Head of Business Development, responsible for leading Elwood’s global business development strategy and client-facing operations. He will join the Elwood team in the US, based in New York. Pomraning brings over 20 years experience in building and growing successful businesses in the financial services industry, most recently serving as Chief Revenue Officer at Pico.
Saphyre has hired Ray Shivers as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Formerly COO of Global Investment Operations at BlackRock and the Executive Vice President and COO of Lincoln Investment, Shivers brings deep industry expertise to lead Saphyre’s operations and help propel Saphyre during its growth phase. AxeTrading has promoted Greville Lucking to its new Chief Executive Officer. Lucking has been with the firm since 2018 in the role of Head of Customer Support & Integration. He is an experienced business leader within the fixed income technology sector, having been the Chief Operating Officer of EMBonds until their acquisition by BGC Partners. He has previously held senior roles at Formicary and prior to that was with WestLB.
Joe (JJ) Kinahan has been appointed to the newly created roles of Vice President and Chief Market Strategist of tastytrade. A 35-plus year trading and securities veteran, Kinahan will provide guidance on the scaling of tastytrade. He was formerly Chief Market Strategist and Managing Director of market structure strategy and client advocacy, as well as Managing Director of Trading Platforms for TD Ameritrade, a subsidiary of Charles Schwab.
d1g1t, a provider of an enterprise wealth management platform powered by institutional-grade analytics and risk management tools, has added three U.S.-based senior leaders: Sales veteran Tate Haymond, formerly of Nasdaq Asset Owner Solutions, as Chief Revenue Officer; Silicon Valley technology leader and software entrepreneur David Karchmer, as Chief Technology Officer; and Engagement expert Dianna Heideman, formerly of Envestnet Inc, as Vice President of Client Experience.
