SMARTS Group, engaged in market surveillance technology, appoints two new independent board members. Aldo J. Martinez, Former Vice President, Market Surveillance, NYSE Regulation, Inc. and Dr Chris Beare, an Australian investment and technology leader.
Martinez and Dr Beare join the existing board of; Chairman and co-founder, Dr Mike Aitken; CEO, Dr Andreas Furche; Co-founder, Tom Jones and Dr David Skellern.
Aldo Martinez, is a globally recognized expert in market surveillance. He recently left NYSE Regulation, Inc. after 30 years in senior executive roles. His most recent role was Vice President, Market Surveillance Division, where he was responsible for regulatory and legal matters including representation in all trading investigations conducted by the Market Surveillance Division involving federal securities laws and NYSE rules regulatory.
Previously he managed the Market Trading Analysis II department which was responsible for the detection and investigation of insider trading, and market manipulation at the NYSE. Martinez is now an independent consultant.
Joining Martinez on the Board is Dr Chris Beare. Dr Beare has over 20 years experience in directorship and chairman roles with companies such as Dexus Property Group, m.Net Corporation, NICTA, BBB Capital, Eccosphere, and technology venture capital company Accede Capital.
He has maintained a portfolio of business interests including, technology start-up companies and companies changing their management culture.
The addition of Aldo and Chris provides the Board a deeper insight into our customers and brings new skills and experiences to implement our plans for growth, says Dr Mike Aitken, chairman, SMARTS.
SMARTS Group is an inspiring Australian business and export success, says Dr Beare. They are innovative, enterprising and dynamic. With the increasing attention on market regulation SMARTS Group is well placed to continue to lead the market in the very important field of market surveillance. I welcome the opportunity work with the SMARTS Group Board to help the company expand the global reach for the SMARTS platforms and services.
I am delighted to become a Director of SMARTS Group, says Martinez. SMARTS Group is the global leader in market surveillance technology and I look forward to working with them to best leverage this enviable position to continue to grow their markets and products.
L.D.