Paul's appointment signals the launch of a new business division Tullett Prebon Electronic Broking. This new division will bring the group's electronic broking business under one umbrella and will immediately assume responsibility for TradeBlade. TradeBlade will continue to exist as a brand within the suite of eBroking products to which new businesses will be added. Paul has been appointed to the group's Executive Committee.

Paul joins from ABN AMRO where he was the Global Head of eBusiness. Prior to this he worked as a Managing Director at ICAP in London. He brings with him his team from ABN AMRO: David Perkins, Simon Morris, Kate Cassidy, Leon Moss and Tiziana DeMacceis, all of whom will be based in London. Ed Martyn joins in November and will be located in Singapore. At ABN AMRO, the team was responsible for eBusiness across the fixed-income, FX and derivatives product lines.

Paul Humphrey, CEO eBroking says: "This is an exciting opportunity to create a global business with a strong, professional identity and brand. Together with my team, I look forward to building on the success of the voice broking businesses and to further develop Tullett Prebon's electronic broking business and take it to a new level."

Terry Smith, CEO of Tullett Prebon Plc, says: "The successful development of our electronic business is core to the Company's growth plans. We welcome Paul and his highly experienced team and offer them our full support as they continue to grow the business in the competitive electronic broking arena."