Rothschild & Co has named Joelle Tarrant as the firm’s new head of market structure and strategy, The TRADE can reveal.
Tarrant will be based out of Rothschild & Co’s London office and is set to support the firm’s integrated equity capital solutions platform, Global Markets Solutions (GMS), in her new role.
Speaking on her appointment, Tarrant said: “Rothschild & Co has a long and proud tradition of providing market-leading, independent advice to its global clients. I am delighted to be joining the firm and look forward to navigating market strategy and execution sales across all client bases.”
Tarrant brings more than 15 years of industry experience to her new role, and joins the firm from HSBC, where she most recently served as global co-head of cross asset electronic sales.
She initially joined the bank in 2017 as a director, global head of market structure and index strategy, and has also held the positions of head of European electronic trading and head of continental equities execution during her time at the firm.
Prior to this, she worked at RBC for more than three years as a director in electronic trading and market structure.
Previously in her career, she has also served as a sales trader, working across pan-European equities at Citi.
Tarrant’s appointment marks a continued investment in Rothschild & Co’s equities execution business, and also aligns with the recent hire of Luke Hedley as a sales trader.
Hedley joined the firm after more than four years at Investec as an equity sales trader, and had also previously spent a decade at Numis Securities in a similar role.
“We are delighted at the arrival of these two high quality individuals. [Tarrant] is well-known in the City for her expertise in market structure and she will help us continue to add clients – something that has been a major theme for us since Redburn Atlantic became part of Rothschild & Co,” said Andrew Quick, global head of execution at Rothschild & Co.
Quick also added: “[Hedley] is a hugely experienced addition to an already well-regarded team – known for their ability to source block liquidity for clients and help them navigate – and understand – ever more complex markets.”