Chi-X Australia appoints director of technical account management

Shaw and Partners has promoted its head of research, Martin Crabb, to the position of its new chief investment officer (CIO).

Stock exchange Chi-X Australia has appointed Peter Warton to the newly-created position of director of technical account management.

Warton would now be responsible for driving the client service function and technology infrastructure for Chi-X’s future growth and continued innovation projects.

He had previously been head of market operations at Chi-X Australia, where he was responsible for the division for the last five years.

Warton had over 30 years’ experience in financial markets technology and had joined Chi-X Australia in 2011 as it entered the Australian market.

Prior to that, he had spent six years working at trading firms IMC and Tibra Capital, and had senior positions trading software development firms Actant, LCH, GL Trade and the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).

Vic Jokovic, Chi-X chief executive, said: “Peter’s new role demonstrates Chi-X Australia’s ongoing growth and continued commitment to providing service excellence and tech innovation.”