Olivetree Financial Group Limited ("Olivetree"), an equity brokerage and technology firm, today announces that it has appointed Charlotte Wall to managing director and global head of product sales in London and New York.
Charlotte will begin her new role on 1 November 2012. Her key responsibilities will be to head up global sales of Olivetree Solutions' OTAS platform to buy-side institutions, including asset managers and hedge funds.
Charlotte joins Olivetree from Markit Securities Finance, where she was also managing director and head of sales, following Markit's acquisition of Data Explorers. Before that, she spent four years at Data Explorers and 16 years as managing director at Morgan Stanley, where she ran the bank's equities financing business in Europe.
Olivetree was launched in 2009, and grew rapidly into a leading international equities intermediary brokerage. In 2011, it formed Olivetree Solutions to provide independent quant analytics and consultancy services to traders and portfolio managers to help manage trading risk, reduce transaction costs and enhance portfolio construction. Olivetree Solutions' flagship OTAS platform is a unique suite of content and tools that provides traders and portfolio managers with unparalleled insight into the risks and signals relevant to them.
Commenting on her appointment, Charlotte said: "OTAS is a ground-breaking solution and is set to change the way traders and portfolio managers manage risk across the whole life of a trade. This is a fantastic opportunity to build a new business stream with the buy-side for OTAS."
Daryn Kutner, Chairman and CEO of Olivetree Financial Group said: "We are delighted to welcome Charlotte to Olivetree. Her unique experience in banking and data solutions make her the ideal candidate to help drive sales of our flagship OTAS platform to buy-side institutions. We look forward to welcoming Charlotte to the team."