LSEG Appoints Lea Carty as Senior Leader in Data & Analytics Division

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group plc)​ announced a new senior leadership appointment with responsibility for driving sustainable growth for investment management customers. Lea Carty will be based in the US and will report to Andrea Remyn Stone, Chief Product Officer, Data & Analytics.

Lea Carty brings over 25 years' leadership experience and deep industry expertise in indexing and portfolio analytics, gained in senior roles at Moody's, Lehman Brothers and Bloomberg. With over ten years at Bloomberg, where he was global head of buyside solutions, he developed and ran the portfolio analytics and index business, including the acquisition of the Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Services.

Andrea Remyn Stone, Chief Product Officer, Data & Analytics, said: "At a time of industry transformation for our investment customers, Lea brings deep expertise and outstanding leadership experience. I'm excited to welcome him to the team to partner with our customers and build innovative new solutions with our data, analytics and index capabilities that create sustainable growth."

Waqas Samad, Group Head of Investment Solutions and CEO of FTSE Russell, has decided to leave in June to pursue other opportunities. As CEO of FTSE Russell and head of the former Information Services Division, Waqas set a clear and strategic vision for the business which is integral to the newly-formed Investment Solutions, part of our Data and Analytics Division. Arne Staal, Head of Product and Research at FTSE Russell, will lead the FTSE Russell business as Group Head, Indices & Benchmarks, reporting to Lea Carty.