Allianz Trade, the world leader in trade credit insurance, today announces a change in management within its Specialty Credit & Mid Term line of business. William Whittington, previously Head of Region, Specialty Credit & Mid Term at Allianz Trade, becomes Global Head of Specialty Credit & Mid Term at Allianz Trade. He succeeds Christophe White, who has decided to pursue his career outside of the Allianz Group.

Rupertus Rothenhaeuser has joined Sage Capital Management’s Supervisory Board. His appointment comes at a time of rapid growth for the digital prime broker, with increasing demand for its services from hedge funds, asset managers, trading firms and brokerages.

London-based financial services consultancy Thistle Initiatives continues strong growth by appointing new CEO, Scott Friedrichs, to accelerate expansion in the consulting market following the recent recruitment of four new Partners and CFO Alex Knight.

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today announced the appointment of Sandra “Sandee” Buchanan as Chief People Officer and member of the Executive Committee. She will lead the advancement of Tradeweb’s talent strategy, overseeing efforts to attract, develop and retain top talent while building on its strong culture of collaboration.

Flywire Corporation (Nasdaq: FLYW), a global payments enablement and software company, today announced the appointment of Nicole James as Chief People Officer, effective November 4. Ms. James will report to Flywire’s CEO Mike Massaro and will lead Flywire’s global HR function, including people operations, total rewards, workplace experience and talent acquisition and development.

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to empowering African entrepreneurs, has announced the appointment of His Excellency Badr Jafar, Special Envoy of the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs for Business and Philanthropy, and CEO of Crescent Enterprises, to its Advisory Board. This appointment signifies TEF's commitment to fostering cross-regional collaborations that drive inclusive economic growth.

Broadridge Financial Solutions has named Patrick Archer as Buy-Side Segment Sales Lead for France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

A former European executive for Google and LinkedIn has joined WealthOS, the London-headquartered wealthtech SaaS provider, as Chairman.

TransBnk, India’s leading next-generation transaction bank infrastructure platform, is pleased to announce the appointment of Amar Bhartia as Global Product Head, effective immediately. In this role, Amar will lead TransBnk’s global product organisation and accelerate the firm’s roadmap of transaction-banking, treasury and API-platform capabilities.

Alchemy, the infrastructure powering 70% of crypto applications and $150 billion in annual transactions, today announced the appointment of Bill Platt as Chief Operating Officer. This announcement comes as institutional adoption of blockchain accelerates, driven by the surge in AI-enabled financial applications.

RTX Fintech & Research (“RTX Fintech”), a leading US electronic interdealer trading platform for interest rate swaps, today announced the appointment of Minor Huffman as Chief Technology Officer. Huffman will oversee RTX’s global technology strategy and lead new infrastructure developments to ensure security, speed and scalability as the platform continues to grow.

Capitolis, the financial technology company, announced the appointment of Richard Schiffman as Chief Product Officer. Reporting to Gil Mandelzis, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Capitolis, Schiffman will be responsible for defining the firm’s product strategy and delivery roadmap to meet market needs and scale the business.

ECI Software Solutions, a global provider of cloud-based business management software and services, today announced the creation of its new Payments Division, dedicated to advancing the company’s fintech strategy and helping customers optimize cash flow, improve profitability, and drive growth. To lead this new payments division, the company has appointed Andres Ricaurte as Payments Division President. 

Offa, the UK’s leading Islamic property finance fintech, has boosted its headcount again with the appointment of a new Business Development Manager.

Butter Payments, the most intelligent machine learning-powered payments recovery platform, today announced that it has strengthened its leadership team with two key additions: Sofya Pogreb as Chief Executive Officer and Charles Rosenblatt as Chief Commercial Officer.