LSEG has named Ron Lefferts and Gianluca Biagini as co-heads of global data and analytics division, effective August 2025.
Ron Lefferts, Gianluca Biagini
The appointments follow the departure of Satvinder Singh in February, having served as Group head of data and analytics for 18 months, as revealed by The TRADE.
In his role, Singh led LSEG’s global data and analytics businesses which included the Group’s flagship Workspace product and also spearheaded the development of new offerings through LSEG’s Microsoft partnership.
New addition Biagini joins from S&P Global where he most recently served as head of data, valuations and risk analytics.
As part of the new role, he will also become a member of the LSEG executive committee. Lefferts has been with LSEG since 2021, currently serving as group head of sales and account management and has been a member of the executive committee since 2023.
Both will report to chief executive, David Schwimmer, who said: “Gianluca and Ron make a formidable team. Their highly complementary track records are outstanding; they bring deep expertise of driving transformation, building customer partnership and creating long-term value.”
Previously in his career, Biagini has worked across fixed income, private markets, cross-asset OTC derivatives, and equities. His prior experience also includes a stint at Bloomberg.
Prior to joining LSEG, Leffers worked at Protiviti as global leader of technology consulting, responsible for strategy, solution offerings, consulting delivery and external partnerships.
He has also previously worked at IBM in a range of roles.