Speaker Bios

Omar Aghzinnay, Head of Cash and Collateral Network Services Division, European Investment Bank

Omar Aghzinnay currently serves as the Head of the Cash and Collateral Network Services Division at the European Investment Bank (EIB). With over 16 years of experience in the Treasury sector, Omar is responsible for liquidity planning, collateral management, payment functions, and network management at the EIB. Prior to his current role, Omar began his career in Treasury at Euroclear Bank in Brussels before joining Nomura Bank in the area of collateral management. He holds a degree in Economics from Université libre de Bruxelles.

Francesca Amendola, Managing Director, Head of EMEA Fixed Income Financing Sales, J.P. Morgan

Francesca Amendola is Managing Director, Head of EMEA Fixed Income Financing Sales at JPMorgan. Francesca’s team provide advisory, solutions and execution coverage across Fixed Income Financing products. She is responsible for setting the strategy and agenda for the Financing business in EMEA. Alongside her partners in Trading and FRM (Financial Resources Management) she is accountable for the business’ balance sheet optimization, liquidity profile management and its strict adherence to the Firm’s internal capital constraints. Francesca has spent her entire career at JPM. She joined the Firm in 2008 and gained experience within the Marketing and Sales organization on the Equities, Rates and Foreign Exchange Sales desks. Francesca holds a Master of Science degree in Finance from Bocconi University in Milan.

Antony Baldwin, Global Head of Collateral and Liquidity Mangement, LCH Group, LSEG Markets

Tony Baldwin is Group Director, Global Head of Collateral and Liquidity Management, LCH Group within LSEG Markets Division, where he is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the company’s collateral and liquidity management. Tony has over 30 years’ experience in financial markets and strategic business change management. Before joining LCH in 2017, Tony had spent 22 years at Daiwa Capital Markets Europe, where he was latterly Managing Director, Head of EMEA Fixed Income Division, with ExCo responsibilities for the firm’s EMEA FICC sales and trading operations. He also held an advisory position with HQLAx. Since 2008, Tony has served on multiple industry committees, including the Bank of England’s Securities Lending and Repo Committee (SLRC), ICMA’s European Repo and Collateral Council (ERCC), and LCH Ltd’s Senior Risk Committee. He currently serves on ICMA’s Market Infrastructure Advisory Group, Secondary Markets Practices Group and CSDR Working Group. He is also involved with the Bank of England’s Money Market Committee and UK Money Markets Code Sub-Committee. Tony holds a MSc (Econs) with distinction in Accounting and Finance from The London School of Economics and Political Science.

Bruce Bardon, Senior Vice-President and Portfolio Manager Securities Finance, iA Global Asset Management

Bruce Bardon is Senior Vice-President and Portfolio Manager at Industrial Alliance Global Asset Management where he is building out the firm’s Securities Finance business. Bruce’s 20-year career has spanned Deutsche Bank, Scotia Capital, building his own firm, Layline Capital, and now Industrial Alliance, a Canadian Insurance Company. Bruce is a CFA charterholder and has a JD/MBA from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.

Paul Bellini, Global Head of Repo, DNB Markets

Paul joined DNB in 2013 to set up the repo desk and is now in charge of global repo activities. He is deeply involved in collateral, capital, and liquidity management, as well as regulatory governance. Prior to DNB, Paul managed the non-government repo book at ABN AMRO in Amsterdam. He started in the industry almost 20 years ago when he joined the Fortis Group in Luxembourg. He holds an MSc in Finance from the Norwegian School of Economics and a B.A. in History from the University of Oslo.

Nicola Danese, Managing Director, Co-Head of International Developed Markets, Tradeweb

Nicola Danese is Co-Head of International Developed Markets, focused on helping drive product growth and development across the firm’s rates International business. Nicola brings to his role a rare combination of in-depth knowledge of fixed income, money markets and Central Bank operations, as well as a detailed understanding of accounting, regulatory, operational, legal, credit and risk management aspects of the securities business. Before Tradeweb, Nicola worked at J.P. Morgan for over 24 years; in his most recent role he headed the EMEA Fixed Income Financing business and was also a member of the European Management Committee. Nicola holds a degree in Business and Economics from Università Cattolica in Milan.

Erica De Rosa, Solutions Architect, HQLAˣ

Erica is a Solutions Architect at HQLAˣ with a primary focus on developing digital DvP repo products. Prior to HQLAˣ, she spent over 10 years in securities finance at Morgan Stanley, having worked across trading, strategy, and product development.

Josh Galper, Managing Principal, Finadium

Josh Galper is the lead for Finadium’s research and consulting practice with an expertise in institutional investments, treasury and financing. Josh has conducted numerous consulting assignments for banks, asset holders, CCPs and technology companies, and is the author of over 60 industry reports as part of the Finadium research subscription. He also writes for Finadium’s online and hard copy magazine, Securities Finance Monitor. Josh has been quoted in most industry publications covering hedge funds, securities finance, collateral management and financial markets. He holds an MBA in Financial Engineering from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Laura Klimpel, Managing Director, Head of Fixed Income and Financing Solutions, DTCC

Laura Klimpel serves as Managing Director and Head of DTCC’s Fixed Income and Financing Solutions within the firm’s Clearing & Securities Services businesses. In her role, Laura oversees the firm’s Treasury, Mortgage-Backed Securities and Secured Funding products and services. Prior to her current role, Laura has held various business and legal positions within the DTCC complex, including acting as General Counsel for New York Portfolio Clearing, LLC (NYPC). Before that, Laura spent three years at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, focusing primarily on US commodities and derivatives regulation. Laura received her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Truman State University in 1999 and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Cornell University in 2007. She is a member of the New York Bar. Laura is also a member of the Treasury Market Practices Group (TPMG).

Olivier Nin, Head of Product & Head of First Line Risk, LCH SA RepoClear, LSEG Post Trade

Olivier Nin is Head of Product & Head of First Line Risk, LCH SA RepoClear, LSEG Post Trade, where he is responsible for developing the Repo product offering across both CCPs as well as managing the risk department of the euro-denominated repo clearing service, which provides members with access to the world’s largest pool of euro liquidity. Gaining expertise in a range of trading and clearing roles, Olivier has over 20 years’ experience across the repo and credit market landscape. Before joining LCH in 2013, he was a trader at Cohen & Company, focusing on asset-backed securities (ABSs), collateralized synthetic obligations (CSOs) and collateral loan obligations (CLOs). Prior to this, he was a trader in the credit derivatives market at Natixis. Olivier holds a master’s degree in engineering mathematics from Grenoble ENSIMAG.

Frank Odendall, Head of Securities Financing Product & Business Development, Eurex

Frank heads the Fixed Income Funding and Financing (FIFF) Securities Financing Product & Business Development and as such is responsible for the development and distribution of CCP cleared repo solutions for sell- & buy-side entities. Frank had various roles within Eurex Exchange’s listed and OTC IRS derivatives product development in Singapore and London. Before joining Deutsche Börse Group, Frank worked in Derivatives Marketing & Structuring at JPMorgan Securities Ltd. in London.

Martin Seagroatt, Senior Consultant, Finadium

Martin Seagroatt is a Senior Consultant at Finadium responsible for research, consulting and thought leadership projects. Prior to Finadium he spent 8 years at Broadridge as a Senior Marketing Director for initiatives around AI and DLT. Prior to that he spent 11 years as Head of Global Marketing at 4sight, a fintech providing securities finance and collateral management solutions.

Michel Semaan, Global Head of LCH RepoClear, LSEG Post Trade

Michel Semaan oversees clearing for both the euro and sterling repo markets. With more than 25 years of financial markets experience, Michel held leadership roles in several financial entities. Responsible for trading as well as the implementation of regulatory and legal issues. Michel had several trading and managerial roles in the market making divisions of Nomura International Plc and Crédit Agricole CIB and BBVA across products. Closely involved in securities financing trading, collateral management and risk management issues across the spectrum, including regulatory interface and oversight, liquidity policy and implementation, and industry systemic issues. Michel built and expanded business lines with core trading expertise in close liaison with sales, coverage, and other functions such as risk, compliance, legal, fiscal, and infrastructure. He represented Nomura, CACIB and BBVA at the ERCC and was elected to ICMA’s board for the year 2019. Michel is a finance graduate from Université Paris-Dauphine PSL.

Simon Squire, Managing Director, Product, Global Collateral, BNY

Simon Squire is part of BNY’s Global Collateral Platform Leadership team, focusing on product development and innovation. He is responsible for driving the overall business strategy and leading initiatives that enhance the client experience and expand product capabilities, including strategic partnerships with external firms. Alongside his functional responsibilities, Simon sits on the board of a Fintech called HQLAx, is an active member of the International Securities Lending Association’s (ISLA) community, and is the firm’s Primary Representative for the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).  Prior to joining BNY, Simon spent more than a decade at Goldman Sachs in various global leadership roles in Financing (including Repo and Securities Lending), and Collateral Mobilization & Optimization. Simon earned an MSc in Management Science and Operational Research from Warwick Business School, and a BSc in Mathematics with Management from The University of Liverpool.

Andy Turvey, Director of Sales EMEA, GLMX

Andy Turvey is the Director of Sales EMEA for GLMX. In this role, Andy is responsible for broadening the profile of the Sec Financing business within both the buy and sell-side communities, and for partnering with his colleagues to expand GLMX’s footprint into adjacent front-end products. Prior to GLMX, Andy has more than two decades of experience within the repo markets, and has amassed comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of the securities financing business. His responsibilities have variously included managing a team of dedicated financing salespeople, implementing liquidity discipline, navigating interest rate and credit risks, and complying with the constantly evolving regulatory landscape. He most recently ran the EMEA Financing Sales business at JPM in London.

Enrique Verdu Aguilar, Managing Director, Securities Finance and Collateral Management, Santander

Enrique Verdu is a Managing Director and has been with Banco Santander S.A. in Madrid since 2007, facilitating the development of the Securities Finance Desk for Santander CIB in Europe, North America and  Asia, with special focus on client interaction amongst the different geographies while building centralized hub capabilities for fixed income and equities, bilateral and triparty, for repo, securities lending and TRS financing, both for clients coverage and internal balance sheet, capital, collateral and liquidity management. As part of Santander CIB digital strategy, Enrique is currently focusing on promoting / implementing digital finance as part of Santander´s Securities Finance infrastructure. Before that Enrique spent nine years in London, working for HSBC, Banco Santander London branch, Lehman Brothers and Abbey National. Enrique holds a MBA (Global Executive MBA) by Instituto de Empresa (IE), member of IE´s Dean´s List.

Darren Wilson, Vice President, Head of Sales UK and Middle East for Financing Solutions, State Street

Darren Wilson is Head of Sales for UK and Middle East for Financing Solutions, focusing on Agency Lending, Prime Services and Repo solutions. He has been in treasury since 2008 and joined the team from State Street Global Advisors where he held a sales and relationship management role for the cash business. Prior to joining State Street, Darren most recently worked for Bupa Insurance as Head of Asset Management, responsible for investment governance and performance, trade execution and liquidity management. Darren holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Management from the University of Leeds.  He earned the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA’s) ACMA designation and is a member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT).