Aquis Exchange
AQX:LN
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Aquis’ newest business line is Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) - a stock market providing primary and secondary markets for equity and debt products. It is authorised as a Recognised Investment Exchange, which allows it to operate a regulated listings venue. The AQSE Growth Market is divided into two segments 'Access' and 'Apex', with different levels of admission criteria. The Access market focuses on earlier stage growth companies, while Apex is the intended market for larger, more established businesses.
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Board of Directors
Glenn Collinson
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Glenn is a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology and holds an MSc in electronics as well as an MBA from Cranfield University. Glenn started his career at Racal and worked for Motorola and Texas Instruments before co-founding Cambridge Silicon Radio in 1998. There he served as an executive director and helped grow the company from a concept to a $3 billion market capitalisation entity in 2006 (as CSR Plc) and one of the biggest players in the Bluetooth market. Since leaving CSR he has held a number of executive and non-executive directorships in UK and French companies – both public and private – that specialise in technology.
Alasdair Haynes
CEO
Alasdair is the founder and CEO of Aquis Exchange. He is the former CEO of Chi-X Europe and was responsible for growing the business into Europe's largest equities trading platform and into profitability before its sale in late 2011. Prior to that, Alasdair spent 11 years heading up ITG's international business, pioneering the introduction of electronic trading and crossing into the European and Asian marketplaces. Alasdair began his 30 plus-year career in the City with Morgan Grenfell and has held senior positions at a number of investment banks, including HSBC and UBS.
Jonathan Clelland
COO
Jonathan is the COO of Aquis Exchange. Prior to joining Aquis he was the COO of HSBC Investment Bank Corporate Finance Division and of Shearman & Sterling London, one of the largest global law firms.
Richard Fisher
Chief Financial Officer
Richard is the CFO of Aquis Exchange PLC. He joined the Board in March 2022 and also sits on the Company’s ARCC and Nominations and Remuneration Committees. Prior to joining Aquis he was the Director of Finance at Redwood Bank and has also been the Chief Accountant at RBS among other senior roles at the firm.
Richard Bennett
Independent Non-Executive Director
Richard is a Non-Executive Director of the Company and Chairman of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee. He joined the Board in March 2014. Richard is the ex-Group Managing Director & Group General Counsel of HSBC Holdings plc.
Mark Goodliffe
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mark is a Non-Executive Director of Aquis and Chairman of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee. He joined the Board in March 2018. Mark is the UK Chief Financial Officer of Rea Holdings plc and an independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of CME Trade Repository Ltd.
Deirdre Somers
Independent Non-Executive Director
Deirdre joined the Board in October 2020 and is a stock market expert having served as the CEO of the Irish Stock Exchange from 2007 to 2018 and the President of FESE between 2015 and 2018. She is currently a NED/Audit Committee Member of BlackRock iShares, Episode plc; Cancer Trials Ireland and Chair of the Audit Committee of Kenmare Resources plc.
Mark Spanbroek
Non-Executive Director
Mark Spanbroek is a non-executive director of Aquis Exchange. He is also the chairman of the Futures Industry Association’s European Principal Traders Association and the chairman of the supervisory board of TransTrend BV. Prior to this, he spent nine years as a director of GETCO Europe Limited, the global independent market making firm. He began his career with Amro Bank and spent 15 years with Dutch market maker Van der Moolen before joining GETCO in 2002.
David Vaillant
Independent Non-Executive Director
David is a Non-Executive Director of Aquis Exchange PLC, Vice Chairman of BEAGF and Chairman of Aquis Exchange Europe SAS (since September 2019). He joined the board in June 2020. David is the Global Head of Finance, Strategy and Participation at BNP Paribas Asset Management. David is also a member of the Allfunds Group UK Board.
Dr Ruth Wandhofer
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ruth joined the Board in March 2022 as an INED and also sits on the Company’s Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee and the board of its Aquis Exchange Europe subsidiary. Ruth has considerable financial services experience. Following a senior executive career at Citi Bank she has served on a number of Boards as an INED including the London Stock Exchange (2018-20) and currently Gresham Technologies Plc and Permanent TSB Plc in Ireland.
Fields Wicker-Miurin
Independent Non-Executive
Fields Wicker-Miurin OBE, joined the Board in March 2022 as an INED and also sits on the Nominations and Remuneration Committee. Fields has a distinguished career with over 40 years’ experience as an executive in financial services in both global companies and government departments, including the London Stock Exchange (1994-7) and BNP Paribas (the eurozone’s largest bank) and Scor (the world’s 4th largest reinsurance company). She is also Deputy Chair of the Royal College of Art & Design.