LSEG appoints Gest as operations lead for DMI
04 January 2024 UK
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The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has appointed David Gest as operations lead for digital market infrastructure (DMI), capital markets.
Based in London, Gest will help to design the operational model to support the DMI vision, as well as short-term tactical solutions to support the operational foundations of the DMI MVP.
In the role, he will report to Thomas Bullock, group director of DMI, capital markets at LSEG.
Gest brings 25 years of financial services experience to the new role. Previously, Gest was head of product at Montis Digital between 2021 and 2024.
Prior to this, he was an independent consultant for Clearstream where he acted as a CCP expert for the central securities depositories (CSD) investor programme.
According to the London-based exchange, LSEG is exploring plans to build an end-to-end digital market ecosystem that will enable capital raising and transfer in a more seamless, cost efficient way across asset classes.
Based in London, Gest will help to design the operational model to support the DMI vision, as well as short-term tactical solutions to support the operational foundations of the DMI MVP.
In the role, he will report to Thomas Bullock, group director of DMI, capital markets at LSEG.
Gest brings 25 years of financial services experience to the new role. Previously, Gest was head of product at Montis Digital between 2021 and 2024.
Prior to this, he was an independent consultant for Clearstream where he acted as a CCP expert for the central securities depositories (CSD) investor programme.
According to the London-based exchange, LSEG is exploring plans to build an end-to-end digital market ecosystem that will enable capital raising and transfer in a more seamless, cost efficient way across asset classes.
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