JonesTrading Hires Martin to Lead International Efforts

Los Angeles-based agency brokerage JonesTrading has announced the appointment of Marcus Martin to the role of managing director and head of international and GEM-ex trading as the firm, which specializes in buy-side block trades, looks to expand access to cross-border liquidity and execution for US managers.

Martin brings a decade of global experience to the new role, including his most recent position as head of US institutional execution for European markets at UniCredit, as well as previous roles specializing in emerging European markets at Moscow-based Troika Dialog Investment Bank, Lehman Brothers, and Merrill Lynch.

"We have been committed to providing our institutional and hedge fund clients the ability to increase performance by accessing and executing blocks. Marcus Martin brings relationships, management skills, and trading expertise in global markets to our clients. We are confident that with Marcus and through the continued confidence that our clients place in JonesTrading, we will rapidly build a global presence," says Packy Jones, JonesTrading's chairman and CEO, to whom Martin will report.