Gavin Wells to leave Digital Asset
25 February 2019 New York
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Gavin Wells is to leave his role as head of Europe for Digital Asset in March.
Wells' next role is unknown, however, he plans to continue his work as the Chair of Action Breaks Silence, a charity which aims to combat gender-based violence.
Oliver Hugh-Jones, currently head of business development in Europe, is due to replace Wells.
Hugh-Jones joined Digital Asset in August last year and has more than 20 years of experience selling and supporting financial technology solutions in Europe and North America.
Prior to Digital Asset, Hugh-Jones worked for FIS/SunGard as head of sales, Europe, Middle East and Africa for global trading and buy-side solutions.
Hugh-Jones also served as head of sales for SunGard’s treasury and trade execution solutions prior to the acquisition of SunGard by FIS in 2015. He has also worked for Fidessa and Tradeweb.
In addition, Zohar Hod has joined Digital Asset as chief strategy officer in New York.
In this role, Hod will be responsible for potential growth and profitability opportunities, analyse the competitive landscape and market demand for distributed ledger technology solutions across a variety of industries.
Prior to Digital Asset, Hod was the CEO of truePTS, an independent post-trade processing and product-agnostic venue that delivered operational and processing benefits for global derivatives to dealers, buy-side firms, inter-dealer brokers, and clearinghouses.
Earlier in his career, Hod served as the global head of technology and data sales at the Intercontinental Exchange Data Services, which he joined in 2014 as part of the exchange’s acquisition of SuperDerivatives, a provider of multi-asset risk management analytics, financial market data and valuation services in 2014.
Wells' next role is unknown, however, he plans to continue his work as the Chair of Action Breaks Silence, a charity which aims to combat gender-based violence.
Oliver Hugh-Jones, currently head of business development in Europe, is due to replace Wells.
Hugh-Jones joined Digital Asset in August last year and has more than 20 years of experience selling and supporting financial technology solutions in Europe and North America.
Prior to Digital Asset, Hugh-Jones worked for FIS/SunGard as head of sales, Europe, Middle East and Africa for global trading and buy-side solutions.
Hugh-Jones also served as head of sales for SunGard’s treasury and trade execution solutions prior to the acquisition of SunGard by FIS in 2015. He has also worked for Fidessa and Tradeweb.
In addition, Zohar Hod has joined Digital Asset as chief strategy officer in New York.
In this role, Hod will be responsible for potential growth and profitability opportunities, analyse the competitive landscape and market demand for distributed ledger technology solutions across a variety of industries.
Prior to Digital Asset, Hod was the CEO of truePTS, an independent post-trade processing and product-agnostic venue that delivered operational and processing benefits for global derivatives to dealers, buy-side firms, inter-dealer brokers, and clearinghouses.
Earlier in his career, Hod served as the global head of technology and data sales at the Intercontinental Exchange Data Services, which he joined in 2014 as part of the exchange’s acquisition of SuperDerivatives, a provider of multi-asset risk management analytics, financial market data and valuation services in 2014.
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