PremiaLab appoints former Goldman Sachs, Nomura and Citi exec as its new Senior Advisor

By Megha Bhattacharya

FinTech PremiaLab has announced the appointment of John Macpherson as Senior Advisor as part of its expansion in Europe. He will be responsible for accelerating the company’s business development efforts in Europe. He will join the advisory board alongside Mr. Daniel Fields, former global head of markets at Societe Generale who joined the firm in July 2019.

Adrien Geliot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PremiaLab said, “We are delighted to welcome John to the team. His extensive expertise in derivatives combined with a deep understanding of institutional investors will allow us to further scale our commercial presence and deploy our ambitious growth strategy.”

Macpherson has around 20 years of investment banking experience in capital markets and derivatives strategies. He served as Managing Director at Goldman Sachs from 2004 until 2013, then Nomura and Citibank as global head of listed derivatives. He was also the CEO of BMLL Technologies.

FinTech PremiaLab offers capital markets infrastructure for asset managers, insurance companies, and pension funds. It helps them accelerate their digitalization to enhance performance and risk controls while reducing costs. The company provides data, analytics, and risk solutions on systematic and factor-based strategies in collaboration with investment banks and institutional investors globally. It has offices in offices in Paris, New York, Hong Kong, London and Stockholm.