AccessFintech promotes Christopher Daur to Executive Team

– Former Goldman Sachs industry leader to take position of Global Head of Sales

London, New York, and Tel Aviv – August 4th, 2024

AccessFintech, the leading provider of real-time data insights and collaboration across financial markets, has appointed Christopher “Chris” Daur to its executive team as Global Head of Sales. Having previously served as Head of Buy-Side at AccessFintech, Mr. Daur’s new role will expand the scope of his responsibilities to include sales, marketing, business development, and client relationship functions for both the buy- and sell-side of the business.

AccessFintech’s Synergy Network has seen significant momentum in the past year, connecting executing brokers, prime brokers, custodians, and asset servicers together with their clients to now service over 100 buyside firms. The Synergy collaborative data network is operational across asset classes in markets such as private credit, securities, repo and portfolio swaps, delivering real time insights that create operational efficiencies across the ecosystem.

Mr. Daur joined AccessFintech in July 2023 after spending 18 years at Goldman Sachs, most recently as Managing Director focused on post-trade challenges, strategy, and solutions. In this role, he worked closely with the firm’s largest clients to deliver long-term customer experience solutions, leveraging industry platforms like AccessFintech. He has run numerous functions and asset classes across global markets operations in his roles at Goldman Sachs and, prior to that, during the five years he spent at J.P. Morgan. Mr. Daur is also a member of both the SIFMA and ISITC board of directors.

Commenting on the promotion, AccessFintech CEO Roy Saadon said, “We were pleased to see significant buy-side adoption in the last 12 months. As we look forward to anticipated regulatory, structural, and macro changes, AccessFintech remains perfectly placed to supporting our clients’ strategic initiatives across various markets, and to encouraging active data collaboration among industry participants. The appointment of Chris to our executive team as Global Head of Sales strengthens our buy- and sell-side engagement, leveraging his exceptional expertise in the global markets and affirming our vision of building more resilient and efficient markets.”

Mr. Daur added, “I am thrilled to be joining AccessFintech’s executive team and to be taking on the Global Head of Sales role. Our buy-side team and client base has had remarkable success over the past year, and I look forward to bringing the same energy, enthusiasm, and experience to serving our sell-side clients.”