Liquidnet appoints new head of Australia
Institutional global trading network, Liquidnet has appointed Murrough O’Brien as the new head of Australia to help drive the next phase of growth of dark liquidity and institutional algorithm trading businesses.
O’Brien, who has over 12 years’ experience in financial markets, joined the company from TradingScreen where he was a director and head of Australia and New Zealand.
Prior to this, he was head of electronic trading for Australia and New Zealand at Citigroup and held numerous business and technical roles at JP Morgan, UBS, Nomura and HVB-Unicredit in both New York and London.
O’Brien would replace the former Head of Australia, Tristan Baldwin, who was promoted to Liquidnet’s regional head of sales for APAC and relocated to Hong Kong.
Head of Liquidnet APAC, Lee Porter, said: “Murrough’s high profile in the industry, extensive skill set on the vendor side and solid understanding of electronic trading and technology, makes him a potent force to lead our business in Australia.”
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Oksana Patron
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