TP ICAP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director
- Head of Global Markets
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
Andrew Polydor was appointed Head of Global Markets in February 2021, a role in which he is responsible for the Global Broking and Energy & Commodities ("E&C") divisions of TP ICAP.
Andrew brings significant markets experience and expertise to the position, fostered over two decades at the forefront of pioneering broking services. He began his career in Financial Markets in 1982 before moving on to set up Prebon Energy Sydney in the late 1990s, building it to become the premier broker in the Australian power market. He also established Prebon Environmental Consultancy Services, a pioneer in the carbon markets.
Andrew later transferred to London to run Prebon's growing energy business in Europe and was promoted to the position of Global Head of E&C at Tullett Prebon in 2008, becoming CEO of E&C in 2016. Over the 12 years he has led the division, Andrew has successfully built it into the world's largest E&C brokerage.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Member of the Risk Committee
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
- Member of Nominations & Governance Committee
Angela Crawford-Ingle was appointed to the Board on 16 March 2020. She is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Risk and Nominations & Governance Committees.
Angela brings substantial experience to the Board, both from her executive career, and her other Non-executive Director roles. She will contribute scrutiny and oversight to the Board from her extensive experience of audit of multi-national and listed companies.
She was a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she spent 30 years as a chartered accountant specialising in financial services and led the Insurance and Investment Management Division.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Group Chief Risk Officer
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
David Goodchild was appointed Group Chief Risk Officer in October 2017, with responsibility for overseeing our risk profile. He has extensive experience in the fields of risk and compliance.
David joined Tullett Prebon in 2005 and held a number of roles across the business. Prior to his appointment as Group Chief Risk Officer, he served as EMEA Head of Risk and EMEA Head of Compliance.
David began his career in financial services in the tax advisory group of EY's Financial Services Practice. He subsequently moved to RBS to work in their Corporate Banking and Financial Markets tax group.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Job Titles:
- Director
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
- Chief Investment Officer and Co - Founder of Eastfort Asset Management
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
- Member of Nominations & Governance Committee
Edmund Ng was appointed to the Board in November 2017 and is a member of the Remuneration, Audit, and Nominations and Governance Committees.
With over 20 years' experience of the Asian capital markets, Edmund brings a deep understanding of and insight into one of our key markets at Board level. In addition, his years of experience at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority bring an in-depth understanding of complex financial regulatory regimes to the Board. As Workforce Engagement Director, Edmund represents very effectively the views of employees from the APAC region in Board discussions.
Edmund is currently Chief Investment Officer and co-founder of Eastfort Asset Management, which was established in mid-2015 with Brummer & Partners in Sweden. Prior to that he served as Head of the Direct Investment Division of Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Managing Director of Asia Ex-Japan trading within J.P. Morgan.
Job Titles:
- Director
- CEO, Parameta Solutions
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
Eric joined as our CEO of Parameta Solutions (previously known as Data & Analytics) in November 2017. He brings extensive international experience in data and market analysis from senior roles in financial services.
Prior to joining TP ICAP, Eric spent 14 years at the Toronto Stock Exchange (TMX), most recently as president of its Market Insights Division. During his time there he led the growth of the data business by focusing on strategic partnerships and acquisitions, as well as the development of new products and services. Prior to working at TMX, Eric was Executive Vice President at Spectra Securities Software and Vice President, Reuters.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Group Head of Strategy
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
Joanna Nader was appointed Group Head of Strategy on 16 October 2019. She has extensive experience in commercial/corporate banking, risk management, investment banking and private equity.
Immediately prior to joining TP ICAP, Joanna was a Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets, where she was Head of Diversified/Specialty Financials Research, covering a number of financial companies, including TP ICAP, and the exchange groups.
Previous to RBC, Joanna spent nearly 10 years as the Chief Investment Officer of JRJ Group, a private equity firm focused on financial services. She also worked at Lehman Brothers, holding roles including Chief of Staff, Office of the CEO Europe, Middle East & Asia.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- CEO, Agency Execution
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
John Ruskin was appointed CEO, Agency Execution in September 2018. He has more than 25 years of experience in the futures industry.
Prior to his appointment at TP ICAP Group, John was the co-founder of COEX Partners, which was acquired by Tullett Prebon in 2017. Before establishing COEX, he was Global Head of Listed Products at Newedge. John founded the Cube Financial Group in 1997 and was CEO until the company was sold to Société Générale in 2006.
John has spent his entire career in the financial services industry and started his career on the LIFFE open outcry floor.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Risk Committee
- Director
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
- Member of Nominations & Governance Committee
Kath Cates was appointed to the Board on 1 February 2021. She is Chair of the Risk Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominations & Governance Committees.
A qualified lawyer, Kath brings to the Board a breadth of experience, with previous executive roles spanning legal, operations, risk and compliance. She has over 25 years' experience in global financial services and has most recently focused on her Non-executive roles, gaining considerable experience on the boards of a number of companies, as a member and chair of main board committees, and undertaking the role of senior independent director.
Kath was previously Chief Operations Officer, Wholesale Banking, for Standard Chartered plc. Prior to that she spent 22 years at UBS in a variety of senior roles. Most recently Kath was appointed a Non-executive director of United Utilities Group plc where she is a member of the remuneration and nomination committees. Kath was until recently Non-executive director, chair of the risk committee and a member of the audit and nominations committee of Brewin Dolphin Holdings plc.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Member of the Risk Committee
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
- Member of Nominations & Governance Committee
Mark Hemsley was appointed to the Board on 16 March 2020 and is a member of the Risk and Nominations and Governance Committees.
Mark is able to draw on his extensive experience of capital markets and exchanges from a long, executive career in the industry. His knowledge of large scale technology infrastructure, operations and oversight of operational transformation in several international exchanges and trading platforms are invaluable to the Board. As Workforce Engagement Director his perspective enables him to bring the views of employees in the EMEA region to Board discussions.
Until his retirement in early 2020, Mark was President of Cboe Europe. Previous roles include: Chief Executive Officer at Bats Global Markets; Managing Director, Market Solutions at LIFFE; and Director Global Technology at Deutsche Bank GCI. He has also served as a Board member and member of the Audit Committee of EuroCCP NV and was a member of the ESMA Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group and Securities and Markets Consultative Working Group.
Job Titles:
- Group Chief Operating Officer
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
Martin Ryan was appointed Group Chief Operating Officer in December 2018. He has more than 25 years of experience in trading, technology & market infrastructure leadership roles.
Prior to joining, Martin was CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group service company, CIO and board director of its subsidiary, LCH Clearnet.
Prior to this he ran market operations for RBS and fixed income operations at Morgan Stanley, having started his career in 1995 at JP Morgan in its markets sales and trading business. Martin graduated from the University of Manchester, having read economics.
He has served as a board governor and audit committee chair at Tower Hamlets College and is currently a serving board trustee at the Willow Foundation.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
- Member of the Risk Committee
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
- Member of Nominations & Governance Committee
Michael C Heaney was appointed to the board in January 2018. He is Senior Independent Director and a member of the Remuneration, Risk and Nominations & Governance Committees.
Michael brings to the Board significant knowledge of financial markets, both in the USA and the UK, as well as expertise in international financial management. His prior experience of operations and risk management at senior level is also invaluable in his role as interim Chairman of the Risk Committee. As Workforce Engagement Director his perspective enables him to bring the views of employees in the Americas region to Board discussions.
He previously spent 28 years at Morgan Stanley, both in New York and London, where he served as Global Co-Head of the Fixed Income Sales and Trading Division. He was also a member of Morgan Stanley's Operating, Management and Risk Management Committees.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Group CEO
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
Nicolas Breteau was appointed Group CEO on 10 July 2018. His extensive experience in the global broking industry complements his in-depth knowledge of the Group's operations and markets.
Nicolas continues to lead the development and implementation of the Board's strategy and identify new opportunities for the continued future growth of the business. He also maintains a productive dialogue with institutional investors and other key stakeholders of the business.
During his career he has held senior managerial roles at MATIF (later part of Euronext) and, prior to joining TP ICAP, served as Chief Executive of Newedge Group. Before his current appointment, Nicolas was CEO of TP ICAP's largest business, Global Broking. He has also held directorship roles in Europe, Asia and the Americas at the Futures and Options Association (UK), Futures Industry Association (USA), Citic/Newedge (China) and Altura (Spain).
Job Titles:
- Group General Counsel
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
Philip Price was appointed to the Board on 3 September 2018. He has significant experience in senior legal and regulatory roles in the corporate and financial services sectors in London, Europe and Hong Kong.
Philip is able to provide valuable insight to the Board on the complex and fast-paced regulatory environment in which TP ICAP operates. His knowledge and expertise enable him to bring an important perspective to Board discussions concerning compliance, governance and risk. Roles in London, Europe and Hong Kong give him insight into a number of our key operating markets.
Philip qualified as a solicitor at CMS and prior to TP ICAP has held senior legal, compliance and operational roles in hedge funds, private equity, and investment banking including 10 years as Managing Director at UBS AG. He joined the Group as Group General Counsel and Global Head of Compliance in 2015.
Philip Price was appointed to the Board on 3 September 2018. He has significant experience in senior legal and regulatory roles in the corporate and financial services sectors in London, Europe and Hong Kong. Biography
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Director
- Chairman of Directors & Executive Committee
- Chairman of Nominations & Governance Committee
Richard Berliand was appointed Board Chair on 15 May 2019. He combines detailed understanding of the financial services industry and its challenges and opportunities with recent senior Board experience. He is also Chair of the Nominations & Governance Committee.
Through his broad business experience and previous roles as Senior Independent Director and Deputy Chairman at other listed financial institutions, Richard has developed the strong corporate governance expertise required to lead an effective Board and the development of its strategy. He brings extensive external insight, a deep understanding of relevant issues and considerable experience of engagement with key stakeholders of the business.
Richard had a 23-year career at JP Morgan where he served as Managing Director leading the global cash equities and prime service businesses. He was also a member of the board of directors of Rothesay Life PLC until February 2019 and a member of Deutsche Börse AG's supervisory board until May 2019.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Director
- Group Chief Financial Officer
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
Robin Stewart was appointed Chief Financial Officer on 10 July 2018. He brings financial expertise, coupled with strong leadership skills developed within TP ICAP and the wider industry over more than 20 years.
Robin's comprehensive knowledge of the financial position of the Group enables him to make an important contribution to the Board and engage with investors and other stakeholders. As well as helping drive the operational performance of the business, he provides valuable expertise in financial risk management.
He started his career at Arthur Andersen, before spending 13 years at Dresdner Kleinwort where he became deputy head of tax. Robin originally joined the Group in 2003 as Head of Tax and subsequent roles included Head of Group Finance and Tax, and Deputy CFO and Financial Controller at Tullett Prebon plc.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
- Director
- Independent Non - Executive Director
- Member of Directors & Executive Committee
- Member of Nominations & Governance Committee
Tracy Clarke was appointed to the board on 1 January 2021. She is Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nominations & Governance Committees.
Tracy brings to the Board considerable international banking and financial services experience, having most recently served as a director of Standard Chartered Bank UK for seven years. Her prior non-executive appointments include chair of the remuneration committees of Sky plc and Eaga plc, and she is therefore well positioned to chair the Remuneration Committee from the conclusion of the 2021 Annual General Meeting.
As well as having been director of Standard Chartered Bank UK from January 2013 until 31 December 2020, Tracy served as Non-executive director of Standard Chartered First Bank in Korea, Zodia Holdings Limited and Zodia Custody Ltd. She has also chaired the boards of Standard Chartered Bank AG and Standard Chartered Yatirim Bankasi Turk A.S. She was also Non-executive director of Inmarsat plc, China Britain Business Council and recently stepped down as Non-executive director of TheCityUK.