Greater London, England, United Kingdom
A strategic leader who gets stuff done! Delivering and determining change management in a senior capacity, with solid P&L focus and a proven track record of achievement and building businesses. A good strategy is important, but without tangible action and execution it’s meaningless. Over 30 years experience in financial markets: holding various global executive management positions in Investment Banking, Stock Exchange Management, Market Data Vendors and Brokerages. Experienced in creating, identifying and extracting synergies from corporate acquisitions and strategic partnerships. A seasoned Scale-up leader with experience of determining the strategy required for tangible growth for Fintech companies, including leading multiple funding rounds, with a track record of tangible growth through successful execution. An eCommerce and financial market infrastructure professional with Venture Capital & Private Equity experience, and extensive senior global relationships. Leader of businesses that range from large global divisions of quoted companies to recognised innovative fintech companies at the cutting edge of their respective fields. Uniquely experienced, occupying senior positions in the Banking, Brokerage, Market Data & Exchange industries. Included by TabbFORUM in the 'Top 40 Innovators in Financial Markets' of 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025, winner of the Harrington Starr top 1% leadership awards in 2022 & 2023 Included by Financial News in the 'Twenty Most Influential People in Trading and Technology' in 2023, and included in the Financial News Twenty Most Influential in European Finance 2024. Awarded Data CEO of the Year 2025 by Rebellion Research.
BMLL Technologies is a financial data engineering and analytics company providing market participants with a visibility of market microstructure only traditionally available to the most sophisticated quantitative players. Specialising in Historic full depth (Level 3) Limit Order Book data, and now offering best-in-class historical Level 2 & 1 trade feeds, it offers traders, quants, researchers and business analysts access to granular data and advanced analytical power at unparalleled speed, depth and scale. I joined as Chief Executive at the end of 2019. I redetermined the strategy of the company and positioned it for growth, together with my new management team. I have led the company through three successful funding rounds, one A+ round in September 2020, during the pandemic, of $12M, Series B in October 2022 of $27M. Lead investors : Nasdaq Ventures, FactSet, IQ Capital & Snowflake Ventures, and a following $21M B+ round in October 2024 with Optiver leading the investment, Chicago Trading Company also investing and supported by Nasdaq, Factset, ACF Investors & IQ Capital. BMLL has now been acquired by Nordic Capital, announced in October 2025 . I led the company through this successful acquisition and together with my management team, I continue to lead the company as CEO, management board member and remain a significant investor. BMLL has won multiple industry awards and is well positioned for a bright future. https://www.bmlltech.com/about/awards https://www.bmlltech.com
Humphrey House consultants provide advisory and consultancy services for various companies; specifically for Financial Data, Technology, Private Equity, and Financial Services companies. Euroclear SA/NV, Informa Global Markets, Intermoney Velores are just some of our clients, plus Private Equity companies and advisory services for Fintechs.
Providing business & strategic guidance.
Responsible for determining group strategy for FICC markets and accountable for the building, development and execution of the new FICC division at Euronext. Leading Euronext's most recent diversification and investments in Fixed-income and Foreign Exchange, including the acquisitions of Fastmatch (now Euronext FX) and the Irish Stock Exchange (now Euronext Dublin) the premier fixed-income listing venue. A member of the Euronext senior leadership team. Non-executive Board Director of Algomi Ltd Executive Board Director of FastMatch Inc.
In addition to my global role, I served as CEO of Euronext London and as Head of Global sales. A Member of the Euronext Managing Board.
Business & Strategic Consultant to the President of Financial & Risk and the Executive Leadership Team