John Lovell has left BlackRock after spending more than two decades at the firm.
Lovell joined BlackRock as a vice president, later becoming a senior trader in the equities division with responsibility for trading pan-European equities, equities futures, options, swaps and exchange-traded products across asset classes.
Earlier in his career, Lovell was a senior trader at both Union Discount and Bankers Trust. In 1997 he founded JLO, a firm which placed traders into trading pits to execute trades on behalf of Bankers Trust and Barclays Bank.
Commenting on his departure from the firm via LinkedIn, Lovell listed particular highlights during his time at BlackRock including the mentorship of younger employees and the creation of a team capable of handling complex trades and products.
He continued: “Who knows what tomorrow brings? Maybe my journey is not complete. I just don’t know where it may go next. I am hoping to slow down and appreciate the things you don’t notice when you’re speeding along at 1,000 mph.
“When you spend 22 years at one institution there are so many people that you meet and many I hope will remain friends for many years to come.”
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