CLS
, a leading UK based market infrastructure service provider revealed the addition of new senior level executive to its senior level leadership and management team. As per statement released by the firm, it has appointed Mr. Keith Tippell as its new Head of Products effectively immediately. CLS is well known in the global financial services market as a provider of settlement, processing and data solutions services provider. In his new role as Head of Products at the firm, Keith will oversee its existing product suite and will also be responsible for the development of all new products from Settlement and Processing service units and will be based out of the firm’s London office. The incoming executive is a veteran in financial services industry with 26 years of experience and is an expert in forex and OTC derivatives trade processing and G20 regulatory change areas.
Before taking up his current role with the CLS Group, Keith served as Head of Business Development for European region at Droit Financial Technologies for three years. Prior to his term with Droit Fintech, he spent nearly a year and a half serving as Managing Director and Head of Securities and FX Markets at Swift in UK. And prior to that, he spent seven and a half years serving as Managing Director of Product Management and Business Development Unit at Markit. Some of his other notable roles include – Director and Board Member at Alaric Systems Ltd, Senior Product Manager at T-Systems and Principal Consultant at Cray Systems. He began his career at Cray Systems immediately after graduating with a Bachelors degree in Computer Systems Engineering from University of Sussex in 1994.
Commenting on his new role at CLS, Keith Tippell Said “Recent market developments further highlight the importance of the safe and efficient daily operation of the FX market. I look forward to partnering with the industry to evolve existing CLS services to further mitigate risk and to establish new services where core CLS competencies can be leveraged for the broader benefit of the market”.
Speaking about addition of Keith to the team, Alan Marquard – Chief Business Development Officer at CLS said “We are delighted to welcome Keith to CLS. He has extensive product management and business development experience and a proven track record of delivering complex industry solutions. In his role at CLS, he will empower our clients’ success by delivering products that address their changing requirements in the evolving FX market. His appointment supports our growth strategy as we continue to expand the CLS offering globally”.
