KEY MANAGEMENT |
David Segel – Chairman
With extensive experience trading options on most of the world’s leading exchanges, coupled with a long history of success as an entrepreneur, both in and out of the financial markets, David is well equipped to oversee the Mako Group. A graduate from Yale University in 1986, David’s key role is to guide Mako’s long term vision and strategy.
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Chris Welsh – CEO
Chris is responsible for the oversight and development of Mako's established and emerging businesses. He joined Mako in 2001 and worked in proprietary trading and structured equity sales before moving into his current role at the beginning of 2006. Prior to joining Mako Chris worked for Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley. He holds a degree in Economics from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and is a qualified accountant. |
Lorraine Baines – Chief Financial Officer
Lorraine joined us from JP Morgan where she was CFO for their Institutional Trust Business in London. She first qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers and Lybrand in Dublin. Following a year's world travel she joined Charterhouse Bank Ltd where she spent four years as a Financial and Regulatory Accountant and a further four years responsible for Management Reporting. |
James Cole – Head of Trading
Having started his career with Saratoga on the IPE in 1992 , James moved to the LIFFE floor at the beginning of 1994. He traded Bund options for 3 years, before moving to Amsterdam to trade single stock options. In 1999, and coinciding with the closure of the LIFFE floor, James moved back with what was now Mako to the UK to trade the FTSE in an "upstairs" screen based format. In the spring of 2000 he set up Mako's ESX trading desk and has subsequently established a leading position within that market. |
Kevin Sweet – Head of Technology
Kevin is the vision behind Mako's technology and is responsible for building our global network of electronic trading tools. Previous to his position at Mako, he was in charge of technology for Saratoga, before he was a partner at Hull Trading Group in Chicago. He received a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from UCSD in 1988. |
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