Paul Battams has been appointed global head of equity trading at BlackRock, effective immediately.
London-based Battams has spent 17 years at the investment management giant in a range of senior trading roles. Most recently, he served as head of international equity trading, a position he has held since February 2024.
Prior to that, Battams spent 11 years at Barclays Global Investors.
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The appointment is the latest in a series of senior trading moves at BlackRock.
Earlier this month, Paul Clifford was appointed as senior multi-asset trader, joining the firm from Citi where he served as head of trading.
In July, former co-head of global trading, Daniel Veiner, was promoted to the role of head of markets – where he now oversees trading, origination, corporate access and ETF markets for the firm.