James Baugh, managing director, head of European market structure, TD Cowen was voted industry person of the year at last night’s glittering Leaders in Trading awards gala.
The Industry Person of the Year Award was decided by an industry vote by more than 300 attendees and later announced on stage.
Now in its third year, the recognition is designed to celebrate individuals across the industry who have made a significant impact on their own organisation as well as the industry externally, with a commitment to making the markets better for years to come.
After a competitive vote, Baugh received his crystal and gave an entertaining speech, recognising the key individuals and organisations who had contributed to his career thus far and reminding the room that the industry is all in this together as it moves forward.
Baugh is an industry stalwart, having worked in the financial markets for over 25 years. Over the course of his career, Baugh has become renowned as a trusted partner to clients and for leading positive change in the European equities marketplace. He is an active participant in discussions on key topics impacting the industry. His team provides opinions and insights into shifting regulation and market structure, illustrating how these changes directly affect day-to-day business.
Baugh currently serves as managing director, head of European market structure at TD Cowen; a position he has held since August 2021. Since joining the firm, Baugh has been a key driving force behind the growth of the firm’s European agency equities execution business. He has also helped shape the firm’s liquidity strategy by guiding clients through the complexities of European equity markets.
Before joining TD Cowen, Baugh spent five years at Citi as European head of market structure. This followed 11 years at London Stock Exchange as head of equity sales, where he led initiatives like Turquoise Plato Block Discovery.
A graduate of Newcastle University, Baugh began his career as a commodity analyst before taking on various roles at Dow Jones, including managing their European power index business.
During the span of his career, Baugh has also represented several top financial organisations both across various industry forums including AFME, Q15 and Sustainable Trading, and on the board of Turquoise as a non-executive director.
Other nominees for the award included:
Kate Finlayson, managing director, FICC market structure and liquidity strategy, JP Morgan, Bianca Gould, head of equities and fixed income EMEA, markets, BNY, Stéphane Malrait, managing director and global head of market structure and innovation for financial markets, ING Bank, and Simon McQuoid-Mason, head of equity product and quant research, SIX Swiss Exchange.
The TRADE would like to extend its congratulations once again to Baugh for his award!