People Moves: BME, Qontigo, OTC Link, Finastra
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Jos Dijsselhof (pictured) who has been appointed chairman at BME.
BME Announces Jos Dijsselhof As Chairman
The board of directors of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) has appointed SIX Group CEO Jos Dijsselhof as non-executive chairman of the company, and David Jiménez-Blanco, former lead independent director, as non-executive deputy chairman. The announcement follows the recent acquisition of BME by SIX for €2.57 billion ($2.9 billion). The board made these appointments after holding an extraordinary general meeting in Madrid.
Dijsselhof has been CEO of SIX since January 2018, prior to which he was group COO at Euronext. He has also worked at ABN Amro Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and ANZ Australia and New Zealand Banking Group.
Jiménez-Blanco is a director and member of the investment committee at Gawa Capital Management since 2010. He has previously worked at firms including BK Partners, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs.
Qontigo Taps Ping Jiang As Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, Americas
Ping Jiang has joined Qontigo as head of multi-asset solutions for the Americas within the customer experience group. In the new role, Jiang leads the pre-sales and product specialist team dedicated to Qontigo’s risk offerings.
Jiang was previously with New York Life Investments, where he served as head of investment consulting since 2017. Prior to that he worked at AllianceBernstein, MSCI and Merrill Lynch.
Christopher Bok Joins OTC Link As Chief Compliance Officer
Christopher Bok has been appointed chief compliance officer at OTC Link.
Bok will be responsible for all aspects of OTC Link’s regulatory compliance and will focus on coordinating the firm’s program regarding SEC’s Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Regulation SCI). Bok will report to Michael Modeski, president of OTC Link LLC.
The position was previously held by Mike Corrao, who retired from OTC Markets Group earlier in July.
In his previous role as director at Financial Information Forum, Bok was responsible for the management and oversight of operational and content-driven activities.
Finastra Hires Ian Savage As Chief Financial Officer
London based Finastra has appointed Ian Savage as chief financial officer.
Savage’s recent roles include three years as chief financial officer at CashFlows Europe, a Pollen Street Capital backed fintech payments business. He has also worked at Sigma Financial and Anacap Financial Partners.
Finastra has also hired Paul Strudley as head of group finance. Strudley was previously at Reflexis Systems where he was EMEA finance director. He will be responsible for delivery of the company wide Netsuite project and IFRS adoption.
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