Polydor on the Record as New TP Icap Markets Head

Inter-dealer broking and data firm TP Icap has named Andrew Polydor as head of global markets – a newly created role based in London.

He will be responsible for the group’s Global Broking division in addition to his current responsibilities as head of TP Icap’s Energy & Commodities division, a position he has held for the past 12 years. TP Icap says two deputy heads, to be announced shortly, will support Polydor in leading and growing the E&C franchise.

“[Andrew] is forward-thinking when it comes to innovation and deploying technology, is entrepreneurial, pragmatic, and brings a dynamic, highly focused approach to execution,” says Nicolas Breteau, group CEO of TP Icap. “As such, he is the ideal candidate to implement our electronification, aggregation and diversification strategy across our markets activity globally.”

Polydor established Prebon Energy Sydney in the late 1990s, to service the Australian power market, he also established Prebon Environmental Consultancy Services, a pioneer in the carbon markets. He later transferred to London to run Prebon’s energy business in Europe and was promoted to the position of global head of E&C at Tullett Prebon in 2008, becoming CEO of TP Icap E&C in 2016.