London/Berlin/Brussels, 3 September 2008.
Peter Rowe, 44, has been appointed as Director, Head of Sales, UK, The Netherlands and Ireland for Equiduct Trading in the UK. He was previously Head of UK Sales, NYSE Euronext, and European Sales Director for Archipelago Europe Limited where he was responsible for sales and relationship management to UK member firms. He will join Equiduct on 8th September, working in the London office focusing on the development of Equiduct ahead of the regulated market’s planned pan-European launch later this year. This completes the sales management teams in Equiduct Trading, which has regional sales offices in Paris, London, and Frankfurt. The head office of Equiduct Trading is in Berlin.
Peter Rowe replaces Jonathan Woodward, formerly Sales Director at Equiduct, who is returning to Australia.
Peter Rowe said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for me to join an experienced business as it launches a new and differentiated product into an emerging and truly competitive marketplace. Much work has already been done but there is still more to do and the markets I will be covering are key areas for the future development of Equiduct. I am very excited to be joining the team to develop and build on the achievements to date.”
Commenting on the appointment, Artur Fischer, Joint CEO of Equiduct Trading, said: “Peter has a wealth of experience and real enthusiasm for our business. He joins us at a key phase in our development as we work towards our international trading launch and I look forward to working with him.”
