Markit Group Limited, a provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets, has appointed Jeff Gooch to its executive management team.
Gooch joins Markit as an executive vice president and head of Markit’s Portfolio Valuations and Trade Processing businesses.
Prior to joining Markit, Gooch worked at Morgan Stanley for 11 years, most recently as managing director, global co-head of fixed income operations and global head of OTC derivative operations. Formerly he was the European co-chair of the ISDA Operations Committee and served as Morgan Stanley board director of Markit in addition to being a member of the Markit RED (Reference Entity Database) Advisory Board.
“Markit is a unique, entrepreneurial firm,” Gooch said. “Having sat on Markit’s board for a number of years, I have watched the company go from strength to strength and am very much looking forward to playing my part in the next chapter of Markit’s development.”