Stifel
Stifel has expanded its execution services team in Europe, with the additions of Jack Harvey and Yannis Bouchakour, The TRADE can reveal.
In their new roles, Harvey will work out of London, while Bouchakour will be based out of Paris, both focusing on low-touch trading.
They will also come under the leadership of Seema Arora, managing director and head of execution services at Stifel.
Harvey joins the sell-side firm from Tavira, where he spent over three years, most recently as an equity execution trader.
In addition, Bouchakour most recently worked at Societe Generale in London for over six years, serving in roles spanning portfolio trading and electronic sales, equity financing, quantitative investment and fixed income.
Prior to this, he worked as a financial risk analyst at Milleis Banque.
Speaking to The TRADE, Arora said: “With growing interest in both our US and EMEA execution, we have made additional hires to service our diverse range of clients. Jack and Yannis represent the next generation of quantitative talent, bringing strong technical skills that complement our experienced team and translate into sharper insights and superior execution outcomes for clients.”
ODDO BHF
European financial services group, ODDO BHF has named Roman Eisenschenk as co-head of Austrian and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) equity sales.
Vienna-based Eisenschenk brings extensive experience to his new role, and has worked in various equities-based senior positions across the industry for more than three decades.
He joins the firm from Kepler Cheuvreux, where he served as head of sales, Austria for over 13 years.
Prior to this, he worked at Deutsche Bank for more than 17 years, where he co-headed the firm’s equities division.
Previously in his career, he served at Credit Lyonnais and Chase Manhattan Bank.
Broadridge
Patrick Archer has joined Broadridge Financial Solutions, to lead the firm’s buy-side segment sales for France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Archer will be based in Paris in his new position, which sees him joining the firm’s international buy-side sales leadership team.
Within the role, he will focus on distributing the firm’s buy-side product portfolio across the European markets under his leadership.
He bring more than 27 years of industry experience to his new role, spanning fintechs and investment management technology, and joins Broadridge from BlackRock Solutions, where he served as co-head of business development for Continental Europe for over six years.
Prior to this, he worked in sales roles at firms including Horizon, Linedata Services, SmartCo and Murex.