ITG (NYSE:ITG), a leading independent broker and financial technology provider, today announced that Bryan Blake will be joining the firm as CEO of TriAct® Canada Marketplace LP.
TriAct Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITG, is the operator of MATCH Nowsm, Canada’s premier broker-neutral dark book for registered investment dealers and their clients. Mr. Blake will take up his role as CEO on November 16th. He joins TriAct from Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Toronto, where he served as Vice President of electronic trading sales. Mr. Blake started his career at Manulife Financial in 1998.
"Bryan has an impressive track record of delivering electronic execution services to institutional investors, hedge funds, and broker dealers and I am looking forward to him joining MATCH Now," said Etienne Phaneuf, CEO of ITG Canada. "His expertise in Canadian market structure and sales leadership will help to reinforce MATCH Now’s position as one of the world's leading marketplaces."