Long-standing Goldman Sachs executive Jim Esposito is set to leave after almost three decades at the institution. Esposito joined Goldman Sachs in 1995 as a salesperson for emerging markets debt, before subsequently being named managing director in 2002 and partner in 2006. During his tenure at Goldman, Esposito served in a variety of roles including operating officer of the investment banking division, head of the EMEA financing group, and co-head of the global financing group. He later took on his more recent roles as global co-head of the global markets division and global co-head of investment banking, and finally, his most recent role as co-head of global banking and markets. Upon his departure, he will take on the role of senior director.
Robbert Booij is set to take over as chief executive of Eurex Frankfurt AG, effective from 1 July 2024, succeeding Michael Peters in the role. Booij, who is joining the Eurex executive board in May, most recently served as chief executive of ABN AMRO Clearing, having been appointed in 2018. He has also previously held senior positions at: ICE Clear Netherlands, AFN, and the FCA. Booij is also currently chair of the European Advisory Board and member of the Global Board at FIA, as well as having previously served as chair of the Eurex exchange council.
Abhay Kumar Sinha was named co-head of credit trading, Asia Pacific at Barclays, set to lead the credit business alongside James Roberts. Sinha has held numerous senior positions during his 25 years in the credit industry, having most recently served at Deutsche Bank for seven years, including as managing director and head of special situations – Asia. He also led Deutsche Bank’s corporate financing business in India and contributed heavily to the development of the bank’s structured finance business across south and southeast Asia.
Mark Burgess joined commodities specialist Marex as equities trader following a 14-year stint at Winterflood Securities. Burgess joined market maker Winterflood back in 2009 and has served as European equities trader, head of European market making, and most recently UK equities trader. Burgess’ appointment follows two other traders, Ben Ralph-Davies and Joel Russell, who left Winterflood’s London business last year to join rival market maker Shore Capital, according to sources.
Virtu Financial appointed Simon McGhee in an exchange-traded product (ETP) and fixed income sales role. McGhee joined Virtu Financial after a career break, which followed a nearly eight-year stint at Bluefin Europe. While at Bluefin, McGhee most recently served as a partner – a position he held for 10 months. Prior to that, he was director, head of ETF business development at the firm. Before joining Bluefin, McGhee held an iShares capital markets role at BlackRock for three years. His previous roles include stints as a portfolio/ETF execution trader at Barclays Capital; pan European sales trader at Blue Oak Capital; stockbroker at Compagnie Financial Tradition; equity dealer at City Equities.