Algo Appointments News items from Automated Trader

23 June 2008 - Saxo Bank has appointed two industry specialists to lead newly created functions within the bank designed to take Saxo Bank to the next level of its IT and service capabilities and to ensure greater strategic alignment between business and IT ventures.

June 18th, 2008 - Piper Jaffray has hired Doug Aronstein as head of program trading to enhance the firm’s trading capabilities on the electronic trading team. He will be based in the New York office and lead the team in continuing to provide sophisticated algorithmic trading and order routing to secure the best price and market representation for clients.

June 11th, 2008 - Smart Trade Technologies has announced that Margaret Bailey has been named vice president, sales and business development, North America

June 9th, 2008 - The International Securities Exchange has announced that the Board of Directors have promoted Boris Ilyevsky to an officer position.

June 9th, 2008 - Tbricks appoints Urs Rutschmann as Chief Operating Officer

May 27th, 2008 - GLG Partners, Inc. today announced that Warren Touwen is to join its London office as a Portfolio Manager in July 2008.

May 20th, 2008 - The Boston Options Exchange (BOX) announced today Todd Rich has joined as the new director of sales & marketing.

April 28th, 2008 - DST International (“DSTi”) has today announced four new appointments for its Australian operations. Ros Barnsley has been appointed to the role of Client Relations Manager; Brian Hamilton is confirmed as Business Solutions Manager; Steven Goddard has joined as Senior Sales Executive and Gwilym Box moves from DSTi Asia to become Australian AWD™ Solutions Manager. DSTi is a leader in providing business solutions for the financial services industry world-wide and has been operating in Australia for over a decade.

April 17th, 2008 - Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC), announced that Jay S. Kilberg has been named managing director of its Real-Time Services business.

April 16th, 2008 - BATS Trading Inc. named Mark Hemsley Chief Executive of BATS Trading (Europe), and appointed Paul O’Donnell as Chief Operating Officer of the newly formed entity, which is based in London.

April 7th 2008 - Former CEO of Old Mutual US and Old Mutual Asset Management to Lead Industry Frontrunner in Institutional Asset Management. State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), announced today that Scott Powers has been named to be president and Chief Executive Officer of State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the company’s investment management arm. Powers will join SSgA from Old Mutual US, the US operating unit of London-based Old Mutual plc, where he has served as chief executive officer and one of six senior executives overseeing its worldwide operations.