New Australia head for Liquidnet
Global institutional trading network, Liquidnet has appointed a new head of Australia.
The company announced that it had appointed former Citigroup and TradingScreen executive, Murrough O’Brien to the role with a remit to drive the next phase growth for the company.
It said O’Brien had over 12 years’ experience in financial markets and had joins Liquidnet from TradingScreen, where he was a director and head of Australia and New Zealand, prior to which he was head of electronic trading for Australia and New Zealand at Citigroup.
O’Brien has also had business and technical roles at JP Morgan, UBS, Nomura and HVB-Unicredit in both New York and London.
Confirming the appointment, Liquidnet Asia Pacific head, Lee Porter said O’Brien’s extensive experience in electronic trading, combined with his leadership skills, would underpin the future expansion of the Australian business.
“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,” Porter said.
O’Brien replaces the former head of Australia, Tristan Baldwin, who has relocated to Hong Kong, following his promotion as Liquidnet’s Regional head of sales for APAC.
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