SocGen Expands Quantitative Services Unit With Latest Hires

Societe Generale announced the expansion of its quantitative electronic services unit with the hirings of Ian Martin and Johnny Bell to its trading team.

The hires come on the heels of a year of rapid expansion in terms of staffing and product offerings within the company’s electronic trading segment, SocGen said.

The firm said that Martin will join its London-based unit in a sales and trading capacity, where he’ll focus on U.K.-based hedge funds and institutions. Martin had previously worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a director within its execution sales department.

Bell meanwhile, will also work in a hybrid sales and trading role, honing in on U.K.-based sell-side clients and some additional European markets, SocGen added. The firm said Bell had previously worked for Credit Suisse’s advanced execution services team.

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