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Blue Ocean Technologies Announces Promotion of John Willock to Chief Revenue Officer
Blue Ocean Technologies, a capital markets fintech leader in global trading and data, announced today the promotion of John Willock to Chief Revenue Officer, effective immediately. John joined Blue Ocean Technologies in 2023 as Head of Strategy overseeing the market data business and business planning for the organization. In his new expanded role, John will oversee all revenue aspects of sales, business development, client success, and market data.
Brian Hyndman, CEO of Blue Ocean Technologies, said, “This development reflects John’s instrumental role in helping drive the success of our market data business while shaping key aspects of our product strategy and commercial vision. In this new capacity, he will be focused on growing our ongoing client engagement strategy while driving revenue growth and execution across all Blue Ocean’s key growth lines.
John Willock added, “Blue Ocean is building the next generation of modern markets, with incredible opportunities ahead, and I am thrilled and honored to be able to lead our next phase of growth and innovation.”
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Blue Ocean Technologies Announces Promotion of John Willock to Chief Revenue Officer
Blue Ocean Technologies, a capital markets fintech leader in global trading and data, announced today the promotion of John Willock to Chief Revenue Officer, effective immediately.