After more than 30 years in the industry and over 20 with Lazard, Darrin Sokol (MD), Global Head of Equity Trading will retire from the firm, effective June 30, 2023. Sokol is a motivated senior level investment professional with deep experience in the financial services industry. In September 2023, he will join Watermill Institutional Trading, a boutique sell-side firm run by Ben Bram that helps buy-side clients navigate the markets, achieve best execution and a lot more.
Roman Chwyl is returning to IBM in the role of Managing Director IBM HPC Cloud for Financial Services. With over 25 years of experience in building and leading high-performance sales teams and leading product management teams driving innovation in software products, he brings a wealth of expertise to further strengthen IBM’s position in the financial services sector. He has a deep understanding of key technological areas, including public/private cloud, HPC grid computing, machine learning/AI, big data analytics, and regulatory technology. Chwyl returns to the company after a successful tenure in senior sales roles at top public cloud providers, including Microsoft, Amazon and Google. In addition, he co-founded Concourse Labs, a New York-based venture-backed cloud governance SaaS company.
Blaine Hurty has been promoted to Managing Director and Head of Capital Introduction at Clear Street. Blaine joined the growing Cap Intro team in October 2022 and has been instrumental in building a business that is a significant value-add for current clients and an attractive offering for future prospects. Before joining Clear Street, Blaine was Principal and Head of Marketing & Investor Relations at AO Asset Management and spent more than ten years growing family offices and private funds.
Meaghan Muldoon has joined BNY Mellon as the bank’s first Chief Sustainability Officer, leading a team responsible for driving BNY Mellon’s sustainability strategy across all lines of business and corporate functions. She has 20 years of experience leading diverse teams in economic and social policy development, strategy design, and program execution.Muldoon previously led the global ESG integration and sustainable investing innovation team at BlackRock, and served as EMEA Head of Sustainable Investing. She joined BlackRock in 2016 as a Managing Director in Corporate Strategy and Board Liaison, leading the Board of Directors function and partnering with business leads to develop strategic initiatives.
ACA Group, a governance, risk, and compliance advisor in financial services, has appointed Patrick Olson as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Olson succeeds former CEO Shvetank Shah, who had led the company since January 2020, and will serve as a Senior Advisor. Olson brings 30 years of experience in financial services, investment banking, and asset management. He joins ACA having previously held significant leadership roles over a 17-year career with BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. Before BlackRock, he was a Managing Director with Merrill Lynch.
Lazard has announced that Peter R. Orszag, currently CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard, has been unanimously elected by its Board to serve as CEO of Lazard and as a Board Director. Orszag has served as CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard Freres & Co since 2019. Kenneth M. Jacobs, Chairman and CEO of Lazard, will serve as Executive Chairman of the Board and will continue to advise clients on strategic financial matters. These changes will take effect October 1, 2023.
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