Paul is set to succeed Mr. Johannes Sulzberger who is currently serving as the CEO, however, Mr Sulzberger will continue to remain as part of the firm’s board and serve in position of Non-Executive Director. Over the course of his vast career, Paul has gained immense experience and knowledge on wide range of financial services making him an expert in market infrastructure, market data, fixed income, forex, derivatives and commodities and he is also experienced in leading strategic responses which various firms face in terms of technology and regulatory challenges across organizations. Some of his most notable senior-level roles include – Global head of FICC for Euronext NV / Interim CEO of Euronext London, CEO of Electronic Broking at Tullett Prebon, Global Head of e-Commerce at ABN Amro NV and senior level roles in sales, business and strategy departments at Van Der Moolen, Goldman Sachs & ICAP.
Speaking about Paul’s appointment as CEO of BMLL, Lee Hodgkin – Chairman of BMLL stated, “I am very excited that Paul has joined the BMLL management team. I have known and worked with Paul for a number of years; his deep market expertise, insights and leadership are set to accelerate BMLL’s mission to bring deeper data transparency and analytics to capital markets participants, to help them make more informed decisions”.
Commenting on his new role at the firm, Paul said, “I am delighted to be joining BMLL at such an exciting time for the business. To receive the backing of Oceanwood, IQ Capital and Angel CoFund is clear evidence that the demand for quality market metrics and analytics to make sense of market trends and drive performance for market participants has never been more important. I look forward to working alongside our investors and our market leading clients. I am also tremendously proud to lead BMLL’s extremely experienced and capable management team to continue to scale our business build and on our success to date”, and added “We would like to thank Johannes Sulzberger for his service as CEO of BMLL and look forward to continuing our work with him in his capacity as BMLL non-executive director”.