GLMX Hires Zekraus to Expand its Global Securities Lending Business
2024年6月17日 - 11:00PM
GLMX, a leading provider of securities finance market technology,
today announced that Robert (“Bob”) Zekraus will lead global
business development for the Company's securities lending business.
Based in New York, Bob brings more than 25 years of experience in
Capital Markets across collateralized financing products including
equity finance, securities lending & repo and prime brokerage
businesses.
Throughout his career, Bob has held senior roles in New York and
London. At Scotiabank, he was a member of the Board of Directors of
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., and Head of Prime Services Client
Capital Management and Funding. At Barclays, he was Head of US
Securities Lending Financing Sales and Co-Head of Secured Funding.
Zekraus joins GLMX from Pirum, where he led geographic expansion
and developed the commercial go-to-market strategy in the U.S. and
Canada as COO and Head of the Americas.
Sal Giglio, President and Chief Revenue officer at GLMX
commented, “Bob joining GLMX reinforces our continued commitment to
building comprehensive securities lending trading technology to
serve the industry’s increasing demands. With modern,
fit-for-purpose securities lending technology and the best team in
the industry, GLMX has on-boarded several of the largest securities
lenders and borrowers with many others in the pipeline. Bob will
make a significant impact in driving adoption across the
industry.”
Zekraus said of the new role, “I’ve watched GLMX grow to be the
leading dealer-to-client technology provider in front-end repo
trading with a truly innovative solution. I’m looking forward to
working with such a talented and passionate team to accelerate
market adoption in securities lending and adjacent products across
the financing value-chain. I’m thrilled to be able to leverage my
market experience, product knowledge, and deep network to help
propel GLMX into new areas and successes.”
GLMX CEO and Co-founder, Glenn Havlicek added, “GLMX is the
dominant repo trade execution and management technology in the
global marketplace. Now that we have established a significant
footprint in securities lending, it is time to accelerate our sales
and client management engagement. Bob’s credentials are impeccable
and are perfect for this acceleration stage. He will be responsible
for securities lending sales, business development and client
engagement within Sal Giglio’s broader business team. We are lucky
to have him with us.”
About GLMXFounded in 2010, GLMX is an independent financial
technology company financed by Otter Capital and Tippet Venture
Partners. Wall Street veterans partnered with Silicon Valley
technologists to develop GLMX proprietary technology which provides
an intuitive, comprehensive, integrated global money market trading
solution for institutional participants. The goal of GLMX is to be
a leader in technology, to maximize trade lifecycle efficiency and
reporting and to improve client access to market liquidity. For
more information, please visit https://www.glmx.com/.
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