We are experienced capital markets and financial technology professionals and we had a vision to deliver the future of trading.
The idea for LedgerEdge originated between our CEO David Nicol and Chairman David Rutter to address what the corporate bond market has been looking for – trading parties and data providers in a secure ecosystem where users can own their data, share their liquidity with intelligence, and engage with others directly, node-to-node. We have the track record you can trust.
Bob Bose
CTO
Bob Bose is Chief Technical Officer at LedgerEdge and an independent e-trading consultant. Previously he was Head of Front Office IT at Santander Corporate and Global Banking, Head of Technology EU at Brokertec, Global Head of Fixed Income Electronic Trading Technology at Credit Suisse, Head of Technology at Tullett & Tokyo Forex.
He began his career as a real-time programmer in the defence sector and then moved into comms and real-time market data distribution development roles.
Ian Chicken
COO
Ian Chicken is Chief Operating Officer at LedgerEdge, an independent financial consultant, as well as a board director of TFS-ICAP Limited, an FCA regulated firm and TFS-ICAP LLC.
Previously he was Business Transformation Director at NEX Group, and COO of BrokerTec. He was a Board Director of LIFFE, the Recognised Investment Exchange, and began his career in London for HSBC in a number of operations and systems coordination roles culminating in the Head of Fixed Income and Futures Operations.
Dom Holland
UK Head of Sales
Dom is UK Head of Sales at LedgerEdge. He is a senior fixed income expert, with over 15 years of leadership experience. Dom was previously Head of Fixed Income Electronic Markets at BNY Mellon, and prior to that held senior roles at Deutsche Bank and RBC Capital Markets. He is currently an adviser to River Avenue, Bond 180 and Strategic Ratings.
Dom started MarketAxess Europe and has a deep understanding of innovative technology solutions to improve market efficiency. Dom has also been independently assessed as being the top 1% of Fixed Income Electronic Trading professionals globally for the award of a US O-1 work visa (Alien of Extraordinary Ability in their Field).
Stephen Caplen
CFO
Stephen Caplen is CFO at LedgerEdge. Stephen is a chartered accountant with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He provides financial consultancy services to a number of fintech start-ups including Mosaic Smart Data, Novafori and Fundadminchain.
Stephen was previously CFO of EBS, and has held senior positions as COO of ENSO Financial Analytics, Deputy Group CFO of ICAP & Deputy Head of Finance of the London Stock Exchange.
David E. Rutter
Founder
David Rutter is the Founder of LedgerEdge, as well as CEO and Founder of R3, an enterprise software company that has empowered blockchain innovation through its flagship platform, Corda. David also founded, funded LiquidityEdge LLC., selling the business to to MarketAxess.
When David’s not creating the next evolution in FinTech, he’s a dedicated philanthropist, most notably a well-known member of Charity Water which gets clean water to those who need it most.
LedgerEdge is the next generation ecosystem for trading corporate bonds – powered by secure, trusted, and cutting-edge technology. LedgerEdge gives you more control, better opportunities, and better execution.
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