Here are recent hires and promotions in the equities and derivatives trading world, as Wall Street pros make that move, right now. Read about one executive joins alternative investment provider Condera as cheif operating officer in Houston, and a former Fox River executive who moved to Cheevers as chief comliance officer. Plus more.
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Nichole Ake joins alternative investment provider Condera Advisors in Houston as chief operating officer and chief compliance officer. Ake, a 15-year veteran in trading and compliance, is a past president of the Dallas Security Traders Association and also serves as a vice chair of the national STA compliance committee. She will oversee business development and investor relations. She reports to chief executive David Solomon and president Phil Pilibosian.
Ryan Peterson joins agency-only broker Cheevers & Co. as its new chief compliance officer. A seven-year veteran, Peterson was previously CCO for Fox River Execution Technology for just over a year. Prior to that, he spent four years as an attorney and compliance consultant at Regulation Technologies. He was also an investigator for the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He now leads a three-person compliance team at Cheevers. He reports to president Laura Yunger.
Capstone Investments hires executives Alan Ebright, Douglas Livingston and Mark Sylvestri. Ebright, a 16-year veteran, joins as senior vice president institutional sales and comes from Miller Tabak & Co. Livingston, a 10-year veteran, comes on board as chief compliance officer from IXE Securities. Sylvestri, a 12-year pro, joins as an equity analyst from SES Partners. All three report to president Steven Capozza.
Canaccord Genuity has named Matthew Gaasenbeek president of the capital markets division of Canaccord Genuity. Gaasenbeek, who joined the firm 18 years ago, has led the firm’s North American equities group for the last four years. In his new role, he will manage all aspects of the Canadian capital markets business, including investment banking, research, institutional sales and trading, fixed income and international
trading. Prior to this, he was head of equities at Canaccord Genuity. Before Canaccord, Gaasenbeek worked as a management consultant at PriceWaterhouse.
Miley Nakamura joins electronic trading provider TORA as a sales trader in Los Angeles, joining its liquidity services team. Nakamura, a 12-year veteran, was director of Japanese equities sales trading at UBS in Japan. Prior to joining the Asian-based TORA, she did stints at Citi and Goldman Sachs. She reports to managing directors Khahlil Kirtman and Rob Santos.
