Founder Of BestX, Oliver Jerome, Joins LoopFX Board

The news comes in the same month as LoopFX revealed details of a ground-breaking collaboration to embed its dark pool matching engine technology into State Street’s leading trading platform FXConnect.

Oliver Jerome has an established track record as an innovator and entrepreneur in the FX market. Following a career in FX at JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley, Ollie co-founded the award winning analytics company, BestX. LoopFX will become part of his portfolio of business interests.

CEO Blair Hawthorne says: “I am delighted to welcome Ollie to the LoopFX Board. He was one of the very first people I spoke to when I first started to develop the idea and over the past 2 years he has always given me brilliant advice. I am thrilled to make our working relationship formal with Ollie now joining the Board.”

LoopFX Chairman John Sievwright adds: “Ollie is one of the most dynamic and well-connected executives in the FX industry, widely admired and respected. His skills as a fintech innovator will augment the existing Board and will bring even greater focus and drive to our ambitions to develop the world’s leading peer to peer FX solution for large trades.”

Oliver Jerome says: “I’ve known Blair for several years, both as a client and a friend. Under his leadership, LoopFX is uniquely positioned to deliver real innovation in the FX market, generating new efficiencies and furthering the development of market structure to the benefit of all market participants. He has assembled a great team and I’m pleased to join his Board of Directors."