BTIG Expands London Office With Two Senior Appointments In Pan European Sales And Trading
London – December 2, 2009 – BTIG LLC, a broker dealer specializing in institutional trading and related brokerage services, today announced the appointment of Robert Smith and James West to its London-based team to further expand the firm’s Pan European Sales & Trading capabilities.
Over the last 11 months, BTIG has expanded its London team to include 20 sales/ trading and industry professionals, led by Gary Hayes, a 25-year industry veteran and former Managing Director at Merrill Lynch in both London and New York.
“We have made significant headway across Europe and continue to attract top quality talent to our team,” said Gary Hayes, CEO of BTIG in Europe. “Our ambitious growth strategy over the last year has enabled us to not only serve our existing clients, but to also significantly expand our base of institutional accounts.”
Robert Smith joins BTIG as a Managing Director focused on Pan European Sales Trading. He has nearly 25 years of industry experience and was most recently head of Pan European Sales Trading at Deutsche Bank, where he was spent 10 years. Before joining Deutsche Bank, he held sales trading positions at HSBC and Banque National de Paris.
James West joins BTIG as a Director. Prior to joining BTIG, he was with Knight Capital Group, where he specialized in Pan European Sales Trading. He joined Knight Capital from State Street, and prior to that he worked at Citigroup. West has an honors degree from the Cass Business School in Investment, Finance and Risk Management.
“Both Robert and James bring valuable experience to our team as we expand our Pan European capabilities,” added Hayes. “We are committed to further building our presence in the region and to hiring experienced professionals to expand our service and product offerings.”
In the past year, BTIG has implemented an aggressive growth strategy, which has included the opening of a new office in Singapore, the hiring of senior professionals in its Hong Kong and Australian offices, the launch of a Fixed Income Group with over 75 fixed income professionals, as well as the expansion of its prime brokerage team.
About BTIG
BTIG LLC is a premier institutional brokerage and fund services company. Founded in 2002, BTIG, including through its affiliates, employs over 350 professionals around the world. BTIG serves over 1,200 institutional customers and offers services from five divisions: Equity Trading, Global Fixed Income, Prime Brokerage, Outsource Trading and Direct Market Access. BTIG has offices in New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Greenwich, Red Bank, Aspen and Orinda. The firm also has affiliates in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney.
BTIG LLC is a member of FINRA and SIPC
BTIG Australia Limited ACN 128 554 601 is a member of ASIC and ASX
BTIG Hong Kong Limited, Exchange Participant of SEHK, licensed and regulated by the SFC
BTIG Ltd is a member of the LSE and is authorized and regulated by the FSA
BTIG Singapore Pte Ltd is registered and licensed with MAS
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