FairXchange Appoints Bradford COO
Posted by Colin Lambert. Last updated: August 31, 2022
Martin Bradford has been appointed COO of FX liquidity analytics firm FairXchange. He joins from London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), where he was solutions business director within the Data & Analytics division.
At LSEG Bradford was responsible for leading, transforming and delivering solutions with data platforms and services, prior to which, he held senior roles in the financial services divisions at Google Cloud and Microsoft.
The firm says that in addition to his SaaS, cloud, data and big tech experience, Bradford also has extensive experience in FX prime brokerage from working at a number of banks, including Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, RBS, and JPMorgan.
“Being part of United Fintech has opened up a wealth of new opportunities for us, paving the way for the creation of our new COO role,” says Guy Hopkins, founder and CEO, FairXchange. “We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Martin to FairXchange. His track record speaks for itself, with deep experience and knowledge across capital markets, technology and data. He joins us at an incredibly exciting time of rapid growth and will play a central role in shaping our trajectory as we scale.”
Bradford adds, “I am delighted to join FairXchange to help scale the company’s noble mission of enabling more transparent foreign exchange trading for all market participants. There is a clear gap in the market for the innovative Horizon platform to help improve trading relationships through insightful liquidity analytics.”