BMLL Names Rob Laible as Head of Americas, Plans to Open Office in New York

(Source: LinkedIn)

BMLL Technologies (BMLL), the leading, independent provider of harmonized, historical Level 3 data and analytics, today announced the appointment of Rob Laible as its Head of Americas with the plan to open a New York area-based office.

In his new role, Rob will report to Paul Humphrey, CEO of BMLL, and join the senior Leadership team to drive the company's US expansion, delivering on the firm's strategic priorities for the Americas and building a US based team to meet the increasing demand for BMLL's Level 3 data and analytics capabilities from US based clients.

Rob has over 30 years experience of running global institutional businesses across sales and trading, technology, compliance, risk and operations. Prior to BMLL, he had served at Liquidnet, a global institutional investment network, for more than 8 years, where his latest position was Global Head of Equities. Rob previously held important roles at several leading firms in the industry including Macquarie Group, Nomura Securities, Lehman Brothers and Investment Technology Group.

"I am thrilled to join the BMLL team at such an exciting time for the business. I have been very impressed with BMLL's fast growth journey, the caliber of the leadership team and the strength of their product," said Rob Laible. "Now more than ever, global institutions need to fully understand how markets behave and improve their analytics capabilities to generate alpha more predictably and deliver improved trading outcomes for clients. I look forward to growing BMLL's presence in the US to better deal with growing customer demands in the region."

"I am delighted to welcome Rob Laible to the BMLL team. Over the last two years, we have significantly grown the business." commented Paul Humphrey, CEO at BMLL. "Bringing Rob on board with his seasoned experience will ensure that we continue on our growth journey and expand our capabilities across the Americas, making BMLL Level 3 Data and analytics capabilities available to an increasing number of market participants."

The new appointment follows BMLL's investment news last month, having secured $26 million​ in a funding round led by Nasdaq Ventures, FactSet (a global provider of integrated financial information), and IQ Capital's Growth Fund.