New board member brings more than 25 years’ experience to Plato Partnership, having previously served at Bridgewater Associates, Mellon Capital Management, Dresdner Kleinwort, Credit Suisse and WR Hambrecht and Co.
Incoming SVP joins from Plato Partnership, while continuing to serve at Plia and The Buy-side Trading Community by K&K Global Consulting.
The qualification is aimed at market practitioners across the buy and sell-side, and will take place in Frankfurt, Germany.
Former global platform licensing head had also until recently been serving as the sell-side chair of non-profit Plato Partnership.
He replaces UBS’ global head of platform licensing, Chris McConville, who is stepping down after a year in the role.
Strategic agreement will stimulate debate on future market structure and help market participants make better informed decisions.
In an open letter, the partnership highlighted the benefits of a tape across transparency, liquidity and risk management, and post-trade analysis.
CEO of LSEG’s Turquoise, Robert Barnes, tells The TRADE that since its partnership with Plato, Turquoise Plato clients have traded more than €1.1 trillion in equities.
Survey by Redlap Consulting found a rise in communication challenges among the buy-side, often in reaching sell-side counterparties, during the pandemic.
Chris McConville, global head of platform licensing at UBS, becomes chair of the sell-side for not-for-profit Plato Partnership.