RJ O’Brien has promoted from within in a bid to expand its institutional fixed income and multi-asset algorithmic trading businesses.
Former senior global sales director, Amber Wright, has been promoted to head of fixed income rates and e-trading sales at the firm.
In her new role, Wright will be based in London and responsible for expanding RJ O’Brien’s institutional fixed income product breadth and a new algorithmic multi-asset trading capability. She also assumes responsibility for the development of institutional sales and e-trading across all products.
“Amber has done an extraordinary job since joining the firm, meeting every challenge thrown her way,” said RJO president and chief sales officer, Daniel Staniford, to whom Wright will report directly.
“She brings a unique combination of great contacts, hands-on buy- and sell-side experience, and deep technological expertise, giving us a comprehensive view of what our clients want and need in the fixed income markets and in the electronic trading space. Amber will be integral to further developing these global offerings for RJO.”
Wright assumes the role after most recently operating as RJ O’Brien’s senior director for global sales since 2021. She joined the futures brokerage and clearing firm in 2019 as a director in global sales from London-based fixed income specialist hedge fund, Capula Investment Management, where she had been establishing a new systematic trading team.
She began her career at Barclays in the investment bank division as a futures and options broker.
Hers is the second major appointment at RJ O’Brien after it also selected the former group chief executive officer at brokerage and clearing firm GH Financials to become a managing director for EMEA in its London-based affiliate.