Goldman Sachs’ chief operating officer for EMEA equity execution services Eleanor Beasley took home the Industry Person of the Year Award last night at The TRADE’s annual glittering awards gala.
The award was decided by an industry vote by almost 350 attendees and later announced on stage.
Now in its second year running, the Industry Person of the Year Award is designed to celebrate those individuals who have made a significant impact on their own organisation and, equally, the industry externally, with a commitment to bettering and future proofing the markets for years to come.
After a landslide victory, Beasley took to the stage to receive her crystal. In her acceptance speech, she highlighted several causes important to her including the need for greater diversity in the industry, in particular gender diversity when it comes to senior roles.
Beasley joined Goldman Sachs to manage its new-look market structure team in 2019. She assumed the role at the bank after a 15-year stint with Morgan Stanley where she held several roles, most recently head of market structure for clients.
In her current role for Goldman Sachs, she is responsible for ensuring the operational efficiency of the business, managing relationships with exchanges and ensuring the business and its clients are well-positioned for developments within the European market structure. She began her career as an analyst at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) in 2002.
Beasley is a committed expert and thought leader in market structure – an essential tool for any institution amid the many regulatory shifts taking place in the market as of late – and alongside her role at Goldman Sachs she is also chair of the AFME Securities Trading Committee, as well as sitting on the board of Cboe Europe and participating in several exchange and industry advisory groups.
Other nominees for the award included: Seema Arora, managing director, head of execution sales, Instinet Europe, Chris Jackson, global head of equities strategy and head of equities, EMEA, Liquidnet, Stéphane Marie-Françoise, director, multi-asset trader, Unigestion and Matt Mcloughlin, chief commercial officer and partner, Liontrust Asset Management.
The TRADE would like to extend its congratulations once again to Beasley for her award!