Marketcetera appoints W. Brennan Carley to board of directors
First Published Tuesday, 24 March 2009 from Automated Trader : Algo Appointments News
Former Reuters VP appointed to Marketcetera's board of directors
W. Brennan Carley, Board of Directors, Marketcetera: "I look forward to adding my experience to a stellar team so I can help Marketcetera capture the opportunities created by the current revolution in the financial markets.”
Marketcetera, the open source platform for automated trading, has appointed W. Brennan Carley to its board of directors.
"Market forces have redefined what traditional financial institutions look like and raised the bar in terms of what they expect from their service providers,” said Graham Miller, CEO, Marketcetera. “The curtain has closed on slow and expensive proprietary systems creating a perfect opportunity for companies like Marketcetera to define a new era of fast, open, and extensible products that redefine value to financial customers. With experienced and influential leaders like Brennan on our board, Marketcetera will continue to set the pace for a smarter and more efficient Wall Street.”
Carley founded Radianz (now called BT Radianz) in 2000 and was responsible for strategy, products, technology, and operations. Prior to Radianz, he was senior vice president of strategic planning at Reuters.
“The financial services industry can’t escape the new day dawning on Wall Street,” said Carley.“ Marketcetera has the vision, ambition, and audacity to retool the fundamentals of how trading platforms are built and change the future of financial markets technology. I look forward to adding my experience to a stellar team so I can help Marketcetera capture the opportunities created by the current revolution in the financial markets.”
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