FPL appoints regional directors in Asia Pacific and EMEA
First Published Thursday, 12 March 2009 from Automated Trader : Algo Appointments News
FIX Protocol Ltd. (FPL) appoints Mr. Edward Mangles as the new FPL Asia Pacific Regional Director and Mr. Stuart Adams as the new EMEA Regional Director
Stuart Adams, EMEA Regional Director, FPL: "I look forward to ensuring the benefits and latest developments offered by the FIX Protocol are clearly understood by the industry to make sure that firms are kept at the forefront of technological innovation."
FIX Protocol Ltd. (FPL) has announced the appointment of Mr. Edward Mangles as the new FPL Asia Pacific Regional Director and Mr. Stuart Adams as the new EMEA Regional Director.
Mr. Mangles and Mr. Adams will be the lead points of contact to the execution centers across the globe by establishing relationships and educating them on the latest versions and / or any new technologies released by the FPL organisation. Additionally, they will work towards building an understanding of the benefits of FIX across the regulatory community on an international basis and they will be responsible for educating regulatory bodies on the usage of FIX as a tool to help achieve greater market efficiency.
Commenting on his recent appointment Mr. Adams stated “At a time where cost savings and achieving technical efficiencies matter more than ever, I look forward to ensuring the benefits and latest developments offered by the FIX Protocol are clearly understood by the industry to make sure that firms are kept at the forefront of technological innovation.”
Mr. Mangles stated “Having worked closely with the community of FIX adopters in Asia for many years, I am very excited about this new role. This position will allow me to develop stronger relationships with not only the buy-side, sell-side and vendor community, but increasingly the region's regulators and trading venues to ensure that FIX adoption is seen as fundamental to increasing efficiencies across their respective markets.”
John Fildes, Co-chair of the FPL Global Steering Committee and Managing Director of Instinet Pacific added “On behalf of the FPL organisation, I would like to welcome both Stuart and Edward to these new positions. I believe these individuals hold the skills, knowledge and experience required to significantly increase awareness and adoption of the FIX Protocol globally within coming years, an advancement which will be of huge benefit to all users.”
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