Appital Names Mike Wharton as Its New Head of Product

The equity capital marketplace Appital announced that it has appointed Mike Wharton as its new Head of Product.

In his new position, Wharton will support the delivery of Appital's vision to bring innovation and automation in equity capital markets, unlocking and uncovering liquidity for investors and enabling them to gain greater exposure to deal flow and execution opportunities.

Wharton brings vast experience within equity capital markets, data engineering and analytics to Appital. He previously served as a Technology Consultant at Kubrick Group, where he led teams which have worked with a variety of financial institutions, including brokerages, asset managers and insurers, to maximise value from their technology and data.

“I very much look forward to working with Mike to help define Appital’s technological offering. Building and delivering a product that meets the advanced needs of our clients is central to our goal of bringing technological innovation to equity capital markets,”Pete Correia, CTO and co-founder of Appital, said.

“Appital’s vision of better serving equity capital markets through technology is compelling, and I am delighted to be working with Mark, Pete and the rest of the team to make this vision a reality,”Mike Wharton said.

Earlier this year, Appital announced that it would integrate its pioneer bookbuilding platform with FlexTrade Systems Inc.​, a global leader in broker-neutral, execution and order management trading platforms.