Vontobel appoints Anup Gupta as Regional Head Asia Pacific for its deritrade® Multi Issuer Platform

 

Based in Singapore, Anup Gupta, will be responsible for the development and further implementation of Vontobel’s deritrade® Multi Issuer Platform in the Asia Pacific region with the goal of establishing the electronic platform of choice for structured products participants.

 

Vontobel today announced the appointment of Anup Gupta as the regional Head of Distribution within Asia Pacific for its deritrade® Multi Issuer Platform, with effect from 27 October 2014. First launched in 2008, Vontobel’s deritrade® is the only fully automated structured products Multi-Issuer platform in the world and is continuing its successful expansion. Not only does deritrade® offer tailor-made structured products in real time, it also provides distributors and investors with a valuable means of product comparison and price transparency.

 

With this most recent senior hire for a newly created position, Vontobel reaffirms its commitment to growing its presence within the Asia Pacific structured products industry. Anup Gupta brings with him extensive knowledge and expertise of the Asian trading platform business, having most recently led the team managing the structured products platform for Barclays, where he was Asia Pacific Distribution head for Structured Products e-Trading platform since 2012.

 

On this new appointment, Gerhard Meier, Global Head of Vontobel’s deritrade® Multi Issuer Platform commented "We are in the process of bringing our cutting-edge, market leading technology to Asia and are delighted to have Anup on board to support this goal. Anup will be a substantial asset to our team, bringing with him extensive experience, expertise and a strong network that will ensure the successful launch of our platform in this market."

 

"I am excited to be joining Vontobel’s growing team in Asia at such an interesting juncture and I look forward to the role I will play in bringing to market this innovative platform that can transform the way structured products trading is conducted across the region," Anup added.

 

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