Liquidnet, the TP ICAP-owned equity block and agency execution specialist, has promoted long-standing executive Chris Jackson to global head of equities.
he elevation extends Jackson’s decade-long tenure with the firm, during which he has helped steer its EMEA equities franchise and shape global strategy.
Based in London, Jackson most recently held the dual post of global head of equity strategy and head of equities for EMEA; a role he assumed in August 2019.
He first joined Liquidnet in March 2015 as European head of execution & quantitative services after leaving Citi, where he ran EMEA execution sales from 2009.
Earlier, he held director-level trading and programme-sales roles at SBC Warburg and Merrill Lynch.
Announcing the move, Liquidnet said “[Jackson’s] leadership will be instrumental as we continue to scale up our equities business globally and develop … solutions that combine deep liquidity access with intelligent execution.”
Confirming the promotion on LinkedIn, Jackson said he was “thrilled to take the reins” and will focus on enhancing the firm’s block-trading and algorithmic-execution offering for its buy-side member network.
