CHICAGO, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cboe
Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), one of the world's largest
exchange holding companies, today announced it has hired
Arianne Criqui as Senior Vice
President, Head of Options and Business Development, and
Robert Hocking as Senior Vice
President, Head of Derivatives Strategy. The company also announced
the promotion of Matthew McFarland
to Vice President, Head of Futures, Cboe Futures Exchange
(CFE). All three will hold leadership positions within the
Markets division of Cboe Global
Markets.
"We are thrilled to welcome Arianne and Rob, two exceptional,
long-time derivatives industry professionals with a wealth of
experience, to our team. We are also pleased to recognize
Matt, a veteran of Cboe, for the significant impact he continues to
make in leading our futures business," said Bryan Harkins, Executive Vice President, Co-Head
Markets Division at Cboe Global Markets. "We are confident that
Rob's strategic vision, combined with Arianne and Matt's leadership
of our options and futures business lines respectively, will drive
even greater growth in our derivatives franchise."
"Arianne, Rob and Matt are veterans of the options and futures
industries and bring to Cboe not only a deep understanding of our
products and markets, but proven track records in growing business
and building customer networks," said Andy
Lowenthal, Executive Vice President, Co-Head Markets
Division at Cboe Global Markets. "We believe their
appointments to key leadership roles at Cboe optimizes the
alignment of our team resources with the needs of our customers and
will further accelerate the growth of our vibrant derivatives
product line."
As Senior Vice President, Head of Options and Business
Development, Arianne Criqui will
oversee the overall strategy and performance of Cboe's U.S. options
business unit, including pricing strategy, product features and
other business metrics, and will lead the company's cross asset
class business development efforts, focusing on managing existing
relationships and cultivating new customers while maximizing cross
selling opportunities.
Most recently, Arianne served as Vice President, Head of
Electronic Options Sales Distribution within the Equity Derivatives
Sales team at Goldman Sachs. She previously held executive
sales positions at Capstone Investment Advisors and Merrill
Lynch.
As Senior Vice President, Head of Derivatives Strategy,
Rob Hocking will oversee the
strategic vision for Cboe's proprietary product franchise and serve
as an advisor to the executive, business leads and product teams to
help shape and drive the company's roadmap for current and
next-generation derivatives products. Rob's product expertise will
support the company's overall derivatives strategy, new product
creation and business development efforts.
Rob has been a member/Trading Permit Holder (TPH) of Cboe
Options Exchange since 2001 and most recently served as Global Head
of Equity Volatility Trading at DRW Trading Group. Prior to
DRW, he held positions at Goldman Sachs and Hull Trading,
specializing in index derivatives
trading.
As Vice President, Head of Futures, at Cboe Futures Exchange
(CFE), Matt McFarland will set the
strategic direction for the exchange including pricing, the
day-to-day and long-term strategies to meet customers' needs as
well as the competitive positioning of the exchange. He was
promoted from his current role of Senior Director, Cboe Futures
Exchange Business Strategy and Operations.
Matt is an 11-year veteran of Cboe, who previously spent 10
years at JP Morgan in equity derivative sales. He started his
career on the trading floor of the Chicago Board of Trade in 1993.
About Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE) is one of the world's
largest exchange holding companies, offering cutting-edge trading
and investment solutions to investors around the world. The company
is committed to relentless innovation, connecting global markets
with world-class technology, and providing seamless solutions that
enhance the customer experience.
Cboe offers trading across a diverse range of products in
multiple asset classes and geographies, including options, futures,
U.S. and European equities, exchange-traded products (ETPs), global
foreign exchange (FX) and multi-asset volatility products based on
the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX Index), the world's barometer for
equity market volatility.
Cboe's trading venues include the largest options exchange in
the U.S. and the largest stock exchange by value traded in
Europe. In addition, the company is the second-largest stock
exchange operator in the U.S. and a leading market globally for ETP
trading.
The company is headquartered in Chicago with offices in Kansas City, New
York, London, San Francisco, Singapore, Hong
Kong and Quito,
Ecuador. For more information, visit www.cboe.com.
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