Daniel replaces Michael Davie, who will focus on his role as CEO of LCH.Clearnet Ltd. Daniel Maguire will report to Michael Davie and join LCH.Clearnet Group's Executive Committee.

Daniel Maguire brings a strong track record of performance to his new role, most recently as the Head of SwapClear in the United States and Global Head of Product and Marketing, where he spearheaded SwapClear's development into client clearing. Daniel has a depth of experience, originally joining LCH.Clearnet in 1999. He returned to LCH.Clearnet in 2008 having spent three years at JPMorgan Chase, working in the Global Commodity Exotics and Hybrids business.

Suneel Bakhshi, CEO of LCH.Clearnet Group, said: "We are delighted that Daniel Maguire is assuming the role of Global Head of SwapClear. He brings a wealth of experience to the role, having played an integral part in building SwapClear's US business over the past two years. Under his leadership, SwapClear will continue to build on its reputation of closely partnering with members and clients to deliver world-class service and solutions."

"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Michael Davie for his exceptional leadership over the past three years. He led SwapClear through a period of significant growth in a rapidly evolving competitive and regulatory landscape. As CEO of LCH.Clearnet Ltd., Michael is playing a key role in developing and executing the Group's strategy as we position ourselves to provide even more effective solutions to our clients worldwide."

SwapClear is LCH.Clearnet's market-leading interest rate swap clearing service, clearing 90% of the cleared over-the-counter interest rate swaps market during January 2014. Throughout 2013, SwapClear cleared a total daily average of $2 trillion USD, notional.