MilltechFX Adds to Board; Investor Line Up
Posted by Colin Lambert. Last updated: September 7, 2021
Multibank FX platform MilltechFX has announced the appointment of Vikram Gandhi, professor at Harvard Business School, as a member of its international advisory board and an additional investor.
Gandhi is a senior lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School and Founder of Asha Impact, an impact investing platform. He is also a senior advisor to The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and spent 23 years in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse and is also a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Gandhi joins Ronald Cohen, ‘the father of British venture capital’, and Alan Eisner on the firm’s international advisory board. As one of the foremost figures in private equity, investment banking and ESG in the US and India, amongst other regions, the firm says he will bring his wealth of experience to assist in expanding MillTechFX’s network of relationships and support with the formulation and execution of the firm’s strategy and targets.
“This support from yet another industry heavyweight provides strong validation that our model is the way forward,” says Eric Huttman, CEO of MilltechFX. “Vikram’s decades of experience and global reputation will prove invaluable as we continue on our mission to create a fairer, more transparent FX market. Vikram’s expert guidance alongside our innovative technology and platform will enable MillTechFX to better serve the needs of our clients globally, streamlining processes and facilitating best execution.”
Gandhi adds, “It was clear to me that MillTechFX provides the right FX solution at the right time for this important segment of users in the real economy. MillTechFX’s team are tackling the issues that have long affected a variety of market participants. I’m looking forward to working closely with Eric and the team as MillTechFX strives to cut FX execution costs and streamline workflow for asset managers and corporate treasurers.”