MarketAxess selects Pierce Lord as head of data product
MarketAxess a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, and the provider of market data and post-trade services for the global fixed-income market, has today announced the appointment of Pierce Lord as Head of Data Product, a new role for the business.
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Lord joins MarketAxess from ICE where his focus was on business development and commercialization of fixed income analytics and indices. Prior to ICE, he was at Bloomberg where he was charged with the development and management of Bloomberg Valuation, its pricing business for Global Corporates, Agencies, and Munis.
Based in New York, Lord will be responsible for managing MarketAxess’ global data business and products as it continues to develop and service clients globally.
Kathryn Sweeney, Global Head of Index and ETF Solutions at MarketAxess commented: “We are delighted to welcome Pierce to MarketAxess. Pierce has deep experience within the fixed-income market, delivering comprehensive data services and product development for clients. He will be an invaluable leader as we continue to expand our market-leading data offering.”
Pierce Lord, Head of Data Product, MarketAxess adds: “Building and delivering actionable data services to clients has been the focus of my career and I am delighted to join a company that shares the same aspirations. As the fixed income market continues to evolve, increased use of data products and automated execution strategies will propel the market to a new level of transparency and efficiency, ultimately benefiting the fixed income investor. I am excited to work towards growing the MarketAxess data business and continue to deliver our clients a true competitive advantage.”