Robert Blyth Currie has been appointed Head of Sales Trading in Europe. In the Asia Pacific region, Neil McCann has been hired as Director of Sales Trading in Hong Kong, and James Levy has joined as Senior Sales Trader in Australia. These new appointments are part of a program of expansion of the regional sales trading teams, and reflect ITG's commitment to high quality execution services globally. The new hires bring a wealth of experience from both the buyside and the sellside and are expected to grow ITG's sales trading coverage worldwide.

Mr. McCann, Director of Sales Trading in Hong Kong, joins ITG with over 15 years of Asian trading experience. He previously held senior roles at Instinet, HSBC and Morgan Stanley. Mr. Levy, newly appointed Senior Sales Trader at ITG in Australia, joins ITG from AMP, a large Australian buyside firm, where he was Head of Equity Dealing.

Leon Christianakis, Chief Executive Officer of ITG in the Asia Pacific region, said, "High quality execution and service is at the heart of ITG's vision for the Asia Pacific business. I am extremely pleased to have such experienced additions to our sales trading teams across the region, and I am confident Neil, James and other new hires will further drive our growth."