MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MKTX) today announced the appointment of Dan Burke as Global Head of Emerging Markets (EM).
As Global Head of EM, Mr. Burke will be responsible for developing and executing business strategy for the EM business in both hard currency and local markets. He will lead the business expansion and product management of the company’s electronic communications marketing business across geographies and products.
Raj Paranandi, Chief Operating Officer, EMEA & APAC at MarketAxess, commented:
“Dan brings a wealth of Emerging Markets experience and a valuable dealer perspective to MarketAxess at a time when adoption and appetite for asset class digitization has grown significantly. There is still more that MarketAxess can and will do to increase liquidity and efficiency for both investors and dealers internationally. I look forward to watching this region grow under Dan’s leadership.”
Mr Burke was most recently Managing Director at Standard Chartered in Singapore and London in his role as Global Head of Electronic and Algo Trading. During his time there, he played a strategic role in automating the company’s credit offering and entering algorithmic market trading and portfolio trading. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Mr. Burke held several senior credit trading roles at Deutsche Bank in Singapore and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Tokyo and Hong Kong.
“I am delighted to be joining MarketAxess, a leading solution for trading Emerging Markets and a platform of which I have been a customer for over 20 years. MarketAxess is well positioned to accelerate the delivery of innovative solutions to Emerging Markets globally and I look forward to working with all market participants to take our offering to the next level,” said Mr Burke.
Mr. Burke is based in London and reports to Raj Paranadi.