HSBC has appointed Matthew Stanton as managing director, head of equities sales trading for Americas.
Stanton joins HSBC from Primary Portal, where he served as a sales consultant.
Prior to that, he spent just over seven years at Barclays, most recently serving as managing director, head of cash sales trading, Americas.
Elsewhere in his tenure at Barclays, Stanton served as head of cash sales trading, EMEA, based in London.
Earlier in his career, Stanton spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs in a variety of senior roles based in New York and London. This included equities sales trading positions for both the Americas and EMEA.
He initially joined Goldman Sachs as a NYSE floor trader.
Staton’s appointment follows recent departures at Goldman Sachs over the last few months.
According to a memo penned by Goldman chief executive officer David Solomon in January, long standing executive Jim Esposito is set to leave after almost three decades at the institution. Upon his departure, he will take on the role of senior director.
Elsewhere, Ryan O’Connor left Goldman Sachs’ asset management and is set to join ETF provider Global X ETFs as chief executive on 8 April.