BGC Partners Adds Arthur U. Mbanefo to Board of Directors

International brokerage and fintech company BGC Partners, Inc. (BGC Partners) announced recently the appointment of Arthur U. Mbanefo as its member of the Board for a term to expire at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the company, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

In addition, Mbanefo was added to the Audit, Compensation, and Environmental, Social and Governance Committees of the Board.

Mbanefo has served ORIX Corporation USA, the US subsidiary of the Tokyo-based international financial services company ORIX Corporation, as Chief Investment Officer and Head of Principal Business and Asset Management, since February 2020. He is in charge of managing the active investment, underwriting and allocation of assets of the branch and has oversight for all principal business and asset management. In addition, he is responsible for adding new strategies, businesses and assets for the firm. Previously, Mbanefo was Managing Partner of Phoenix Merchant Partners LP, a merchant banking and private credit business, from September 2019 until February 2020. 

Besides, Mbanefo was Chief Investment Officer of Barclays Bank PLC from March 2017 until June 2019, where he led all the investment of the balance sheet of the bank across corporate and investment banking, markets, pension and asset management, cards and payments. Prior to this role, he was Head of Markets at Barclays from September 2015 to February 2017 and Managing Director at the firm from May 2009 to September 2015.