GlobeOp Financial Services, the hedge fund administrator, has appointed Roger Ohan as Director – GoMarkets, GlobeOp’s new electronic trading and connectivity platform. Ohan brings more than 20 years of financial services experience to the new position. He will be based in GlobeOp’s London office and will work with Ed Condon, Director of GlobeOp Markets.
“Roger’s breadth of market and product experience will be an important component of the roll out for GoMarkets to the financial community,” says Condon. “He has been instrumental in building businesses both within large organizat>ions and as stand alone entities, and his drive is well matched to GlobeOp’s.”
Ohan says that GlobeOp Markets is developing a variety of products to improve levels of automation between the front office and the back. “I am impressed with the quality, power and versatility of GoMarkets, and look forward to introducing it to GlobeOp’s clients worldwide,” he adds.
Ohan has served as a consultant to the financial services industry, as well as held a number of posts with financial services organizations, including Managing Director with Chemical Bank and Partner with Brunswick Capital Management Inc. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Ottawa and an MBA from INSEAD.
GlobeOp Financial Services specializes in middle- and back-office support services and fund administration for hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, asset managers and high net worth family wealth managers.
The firm’s GlobeOp Risk subsidiary aims to provide independent risk reporting and quantification to investors, creditors and managers.