BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) announced today that Dean Berry has been appointed by the company as an Executive Managing Director in its Global Electronic and Hybrid Execution team.
Dean's appointment demonstrates our ability to attract the most innovative and sought-after talent in the e-Commerce space.
Dean most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer for Global e-Commerce at ICAP. He brings to BGC Partners a long track record of leadership, market expertise and innovation, which will complement the firm's top-tier e-Commerce offering, and in particular, its hybrid brokerage model.
Dean, who will work alongside Global Head of e-Commerce Phil Norton and will dedicate his expertise to all pre- and post-trade, market data, Analytics and fully electronic markets across the firm, will report to Shaun D. Lynn, President, BGC Partners.
Lynn said: "Dean's appointment demonstrates our ability to attract the most innovative and sought-after talent in the e-Commerce space. We look forward to Dean continuing to advance our growing technology offering, of which FENICS is a shining example.”
BGC Partners is a global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets which provides a range of services, including trade execution, broker-dealer services, clearing, trade compression, post trade, information, and other services to a broad range of financial and non-financial institutions. The company recently reported positive financial results for the quarter ended 31 March, 2016 as reported by Finance Magnates.