Hooker Joins Digitec

FX swaps and NDF pricing technology provider Digitec has unveiled Industry veteran Darryl Hooker as head of business development and partnerships.

Hooker was most recently, director of NDF sales at Fenics FX, but left as part of the firm cutting a large part of its FX NDF sales team, prior to that he was head of NDF strategy at 360T. Hooker, who started in FX in voice broking, spent more than 18 years at EBS, including roles as global head of spot FX and precious metals. At EBS, he played a pivotal role in building the firm’s CNH business.

Hooker was also a private sector member of the first Global Foreign Exchange Committee after it was formed in 2017, has sat on several local FX committees, and was chair of the International Ruble Settlement Forum, an initiative aimed at the adoption of a real-time gross settlement system for the Russian currency some 20-plus years ago.

”Digitec is a leader in FX swaps and NDF technology, but importantly it is also committed to innovation and market evolution,” says Hooker. “I am pleased to have joined such an exceptional team and look forward to meeting with banks and trading venues to enhance our business development strategy and capture new opportunities as FX swaps trading workflows become increasingly automated.”

Peer Joost, CEO of Digitec, adds, “[Darryl] brings many years of experience in FX technology sales and provides unrivalled domain knowledge, business development expertise and many senior industry relationships. [He also] brings significant understanding of market requirements for FX Swaps electronic trading and data, and the technical requirements of venues.”

Stephan von Massenbach, chief revenue officer at Digitec, concludes, “As the FX market continues to evolve, we are seeing an increasing global demand for FX swaps and NDF trading technology solutions and Darryl will play an important role as we continue to work with a growing list of banks of all sizes.”