LSEG has appointed Gianluca Biagini and Ron Lefferts as Co-Heads of its Data & Analytics division. Lefferts joined LSEG in 2021 and has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2023. His most recent role was Group Head of Sales & Account Management. Biagini joins from S&P Global on August 18, 2025 and will also be a member of LSEG’s Executive Committee. As Head of Data, Valuations and Risk Analytics at S&P Global Market Intelligence, Biagin led all business activities related to pricing, valuation, reference data and analytics for financial instruments and assets.Reporting to David Schwimmer, Biagini and Lefferts will jointly lead LSEG’s global data & analytics businesses which serve more than 44,000 customers in over 170 countries.

OKX, a global crypto exchange, has accelerated its United States expansion with the launch of a centralized exchange along with the appointment of Roshan Robert as US CEO. He joins from CLST, an institutional peer-to-peer lending platform for digital assets, where he was President & COO. With a career spanning traditional finance and digital markets, Robert also held roles at Hidden Road, Morgan Stanley, PwC and Barclays.

Ninepoint Partners has hired Samarjit (Sam) Mitter to its investment team as Senior Portfolio Manager, beginning May 2025. Mitter joins Ninepoint with over 25 years of experience in the investment industry and a well-established career managing equity portfolios across U.S. and global markets. Most recently, he was a Portfolio Manager at AGF Management, where he managed the AGF US Small & Mid Cap Fund.

BlueOrchard has appointed Michael Wehrle, Head of Investment Solutions & Private Equity at BlueOrchard and member of the Executive Management Team, as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Philipp Mueller, subject to regulatory approval. BlueOrchard’s Chief Impact and Blended Finance Officer, Maria Teresa Zappia, has been nominated to join the Board of Directors at the upcoming General Assembly, subject to pre-approval of the regulator.

InvestCloud has expanded its APL leadership team with the appointment of Josh Mayer to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer, reporting to APL President Cheryl Nash. With more than 25 years of business and WealthTech leadership, Mayer has a proven track record of building and scaling enterprise platforms, leading business transformation, and architecting complex technology infrastructures. Mayer was most recently COO of Envestnet, where he played a central role in guiding the company through its IPO and is credited with designing and transforming one of the largest fintech operating environments in the industry.

InvestiFi has appointed Albert Kang as its new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Kang brings over 12 years of leadership experience in the financial services sector, where he has consistently driven strategic growth while championing customer-first innovation. At InvestiFi, he will lead revenue generation initiatives, drive strategic partnerships, and oversee go-to-market execution to expand the company’s reach across credit unions, regional banks, and other financial institutions nationwide.

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