Balyasny Asset Management has appointed Matti Konsala to a role covering systematic trading.
Konsala joins the global hedge fund manager based in London, and most recently spent a year at Citi.
Balyasny Asset Management declined to comment when contacted by The TRADE.
During his time at Citi, he served as an equities algo trader on the firm’s EMEA equities algorithmic trading desk.
Konsala brings more than a decade of industry experience to his new position, and prior to Citi, he spent more than seven years at Goldman Sachs, initially joining in a role covering equities algo strategies, before later stepping up as a vice president.
Earlier in his career, he also spent more than two years as an algorithmic trade support analyst at ITG, as well as stints at Societe Generale and Catella Asset Management.
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In May this year, Mike DiSpirito joined Balyasny Asset Management as an equity trader after more than 11 years at BlackRock.
During his time at BlackRock, DiSpirito had most recently served as a director in equity and derivatives trading, where he headed up the European index, systematic and transitions trading pod.