BTIG Hires Goldman's Jesse Lentchner to Spearhead Its Asia-Pacific Expansion

BTIG Hong Kong, Ltd. has hired Jesse Lentchner as CEO of its Asia-Pacific subsidiaries to lead BTIG’s expansion in that region. Lentchner joins BTIG, a broker dealer specializing in institutional trading and related brokerage services, after more than ten years as a senior executive at Goldman Sachs in Asia.

Lentchner will be based in Hong Kong and responsible for overseeing BTIG’s operations in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. He has extensive experience in the region building and managing successful fixed income and equities businesses, said BTIG in the release.

“Jesse is a significant and pivotal hire for our international efforts and for the entire firm,” said Kevin Chessen, Head of International Trading at BTIG. “His diverse global experience running large sophisticated businesses will give us a meaningful edge as we continue to expand our footprint in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Australia.”

During his tenure at Goldman, most recently Lentchner was co-head of execution services for Asia. Prior to that, he was managing director, head of securities in India, where he built and ran the equities and fixed income businesses. Before moving to India, Lentchner was head of execution services and co-head of the equity sales trading desk in Tokyo.

Prior to his time at Goldman Sachs, Lentchner worked as an equity sales trader in Tokyo at Nomura, and in Hong Kong and New York at W.I. Carr.

Commenting further that BTIG’s Asia-Pacific business is poised for considerable growth over the coming years, Chessen added, “Jesse will work with the firm’s existing teams across the region to drive the business forward and provide our clients with a seamless and effective global platform.”

BTIG has over 30 professionals supporting clients in the Asia-Pacific region, from offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney. The firm also has six-person Japan focused team that is based in the U.S.Lentchner will be joining the Hong Kong office in June 2010.

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