Imandra vice president Dan Squires joins Saxo Markets as head of UK sales

Squires had been with Imandra for 10 months after also previously serving at Liquidnet, RBC, Citi, GSA Capital and Merrill Lynch.

Imandra’s vice president of sales Dan Squires has departed for pastures new after less than a year in his new role, The TRADE can reveal.

Squires joins Saxo Bank’s trading platform provider subsidiary Saxo Markets as its new head of UK sales after spending the last 10 months at Imandra, according to an update on his social media.

Read more – Liquidnet EMEA business development head departs for AI fintech Imandra

He joined the AI fintech in September last year after spending the previous six years with Liquidnet as head of EMEA business development among other roles.

Previously in his career, Squires spent several years at RBC and Citi in equity sales roles and senior roles at GSA Capital and Merrill Lynch.

“Private client, high net worth and retail represent a rare growth area within financial markets,” Squires said in a statement on social media.

“I am looking forward to delivering institutional grade service and culture to new and existing clients using the superb multi-asset trading app, plus lots of thought-provoking investment content from Saxo HQ. I believe the sweet spot these days is to offer a world leading digital app and the overlay of service and backup from experienced people.”

Saxo has seen several senior leadership moves and appointments in the last few years, including a new chief operating officer, Peter Morris, who joined after serving at Cognizant, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Smartstream Systems, BGC/Cantor Fitzgerald, Commerzbank, Nomura and Lehman Brothers.

«