RBC appointed two former Credit Suisse senior algorithmic trading individuals to join its low touch electronic sales and trading team. James Hilton was appointed multi-asset managing director in RBC’s low touch team, joining from Credit Suisse, where he had been serving as head of sales for EMEA for the bank’s advanced execution sales (AES) team. Prior to joining Credit Suisse in 2006, Hilton spent six years at UBS Investment Bank as a director. Also appointed to the low touch sales and trading team at RBC is Suzanne Webster, who joined as a multi-asset director. Webster also joins from Credit Suisse where she had previously spent 18 years, first as a pan European equity cash trader and later in a sales and trading role also within the AES division.
UBS appointed Brian Williamson as an executive director within the execution hub sales team, according to an internal memo seen by The TRADE. He joined from Luminex where he most recently served as head of sales. In this new role Williamson is set to be dedicated to outsourced sales solutions, with a focus on accelerating the business’ distribution efforts. He will work both internally and externally with the aim of continuing to expand UBS’ trading solutions platform. Throughout his three decades in the industry, Williamson has held various buy-side trading and sales roles, including at Liquidnet and The Boston Company.
Balyasny Asset Management appointed Harrison Chesterton as associate director within its equity finance trading division. According to an update on his social media, Chesterton joined Balyasny from Capstone Investment Advisors after nearly a year and a half, most recently serving as vice president, portfolio finance and treasury trading. Before joining Captsone Investment Advisors, Chesterton spent almost eight years at Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank. Most recently he served as vice president of delta 1 and equity financing – a role he was promoted to after holding the position of assistant vice president for three years.
Electronic market maker Optiver selected Philippe Rizzo to join its institutional sales team, effective from 9 October. Rizzo’s new role will be focused on cash equity sales in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Rizzo will join Optiver from Instinet, where he previously served as a global equity sales trader. Prior to that he held a similar role at Goldman Sachs, based in London. Elsewhere in his career, Rizzo served as a senior global equity trader at Comgest.
Axis Capital Markets appointed Lewis Jones in an institutional sales and trading role. According to an update on social media, Jones joined Axis Capital Markets from IBP Markets, where he served as an equity sales trader for nearly three years. Prior to that, Jones held a corporate broker and equity sales position at ETX Capital. Elsewhere in his career, Jones was self-employed as an options trader at Delta Capital Management; a corporate broking consultant at Turner Pope Investments; and as a proprietary trader at Schneiders Trading Association.