Keith Todd Joins Horizon Advisory Board

Horizon, a trading technology provider, announced on Monday that it has appointed Keith Todd to its advisory board.

"Keith is very well known in the financial business industry and is often seen as the go-to person for knowledgeable and insightful advice," said Horizon CEO Sylvain Thieullent. "We are thrilled that he’s agreed to join Horizon as an Independent Advisory Board member and I feel confident that he will be a truly valuable asset to Horizon."

It is almost certain that Todd will be a "valuable asset" to Horizon. Currently the CEO and Chairman of KRM22, a Risk Management Risk Management One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, Read this Term software company he helped found last year, Todd has over four decades of experience working in technology and financial services.

Way back in 1975, when Gerald Ford was president and Glenn Campbell was singing about rhinestone cowboys; Todd was working as Chief Financial Officer for a subsidiary of General Electric - GEC Marconi.

A New Horizon

It was a position he held for over a decade before, in 1987, he was appointed CEO of International Computers Limited (ICL) - a technology company acquired by Japanese firm Fujitsu in 2002.

Todd left ICL in 2000, just prior to its Acquisition Acquisition Acquisition means acquiring or taking possession or the securing of property, services, or abilities. To put it simply, it is the act or process of acquiring or gaining. You can acquire a work of art, you can acquire an ability such as speaking another language, you can acquire a business or shares in a company and you can acquire an accountant's service. For example, you can acquire a new car. In a broad sense, Acquisition can mean the act of taking ownership or possession of something. There Acquisition means acquiring or taking possession or the securing of property, services, or abilities. To put it simply, it is the act or process of acquiring or gaining. You can acquire a work of art, you can acquire an ability such as speaking another language, you can acquire a business or shares in a company and you can acquire an accountant's service. For example, you can acquire a new car. In a broad sense, Acquisition can mean the act of taking ownership or possession of something. There Read this Term, and has held a number of executive and non-executive roles since then.

Most notably, he was Executive Chairman on the board of FFastFill - a risk management company - between 2002 and 2017.

He held a similar role as a Non-Executive Chairman with software company ION Trading from 2015 to 2017.

More recently, and outside the realm of financial services, Todd joined the board of WhaleSlide - an ad-free internet browser - as a Non-Executive Chairman.

“I really look forward to working with Horizon and using my experience to benefit the team in delivering the unrivalled offering its clients have come to expect.” He added: “I’m delighted to be working with Sylvain and the team and looking forward to helping the company develop and expand.”