This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 22/07

This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 22/07

LPA Group , the capital market technology firm, has added Mark Reeves to its team as a senior advisor. Based in London, his focus is to accelerate growth in LPA's US and British software and consulting businesses. He will also help develop new solutions for the complex capital markets environments. LedgerEdge , the ecosystem for trading, unveils Michelle Neal as CEO of US operations. The appointment supports the US expansion of the firm as well as the rollout of a global corporate bond trading platform built on distributed ledger technology. LedgerEdge will launch a UK multi-lateral trading facility in Q3 2021, followed by a US alternative trading system in 2022. Meanwhile, fintech Validis – a provider of open accounting data and analytics – appoints Ronan O'Dea as head of product. He's tasked with strengthening global proposition, unifying product vision as well as accelerating innovation and growth plans. O'Dea previously worked at Lloyds and Metro Bank . Carolyn Schuetz is now a non-executive director at OakNorth Bank . For the past 16 years, she has worked at HSBC , most recently as the chief operating officer for group retail banking and wealth management. Schuetz also worked with Charles Schwab