Wintermute has announced four senior U.S.-based appointments, according to a press release. David Micley has joined as Head of U.S. Business Development. Micley is a veteran in institutional relationships, previously having been at Bridgewater Associates and Floating Point Group. Matthew Pizzo has joined as Chief Compliance Officer. Pizzo brings over 13 years of experience in compliance and legal oversight across trading and technology firms. He previously served as Compliance Officer at Tower Research Capital and later as Principal Regulatory Specialist at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Dmitry Kotov has been appointed Lead U.S. Counsel. He previously served as Deputy General Counsel at EDX Markets. Before that, he was Associate Counsel for the MIAX Exchange Group. H. Branch Johnson has been appointed Managing Director. Johnson is a traditional finance veteran, having previously held leadership roles at Hidden Road–acquired by Ripple for $1.25 billion–and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
George Budd has joined RBC Capital Markets as Vice President, Equity Sales, based in London, he shared on LinkedIn. He joins from Cavendish, where he spent almost four years, most recently as an associate director equity sales. Prior to that, he served as an investment analyst at JP Morgan for over two years.
Euan Martin has started as a Fixed Income Trader at L&G – Asset Management, according to his LinkedIn post. He joins from Aberdeen Investments where he spent over eight years, most recently as a credit trader. Earlier in his career, he served as financial analyst at ALMIS International.
Shelly Brown was appointed Chief Executive Officer of MIAX Futures, and Joseph W. Ferraro III was appointed President of MIAX Products. According to a press release, in addition, Brown was appointed Chief Strategy Officer at Miami International Holdings. He has been with the company since 2011. Ferraro will also continue in his existing role as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel at MIAX. He joined the company in 2016.
Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed Richard Street as Head of International Sales, according to a press release. Prior to joining Broadridge, he served as Chief Revenue Officer & Head of Business Development at a portfolio of specialist fintechs, Global Head of Client Coverage at RBC Investor and Treasury Services, and EMEA Head of Investor Services Sales at Citi.
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