Wematch has announced the appointment of Craig Walker to the firm’s securities financing team.
As senior sales executive, Walker will report to Shane Martin, head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa sales.
Walker brings more than 20 years of experience in the finance industry to the role, where he was previously director at Credit Suisse during his 10 year term with the company.
He was a sales trader on the Hedge Fund Equity Finance desk, covering some of the bank's largest hedge fund clients.
Additionally, Walker held senior positions at a number of firms including RBS Global Banking and Markets, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Capital and Merrill Lynch.
Speaking on the announcement, Martin comments: “I am ecstatic that Craig is joining our growing team.
“The expansion of our business over the last twelve months has been amazing and having the ability to bring in someone of Craig’s expertise and calibre shows our commitment to continue the development and growth of our successful securities financing franchise.”
