Avenir Registrars (www.avenir-registrars.co.uk), the next-generation securities registrar, has this morning announced the appointment of industry expert Jai Baker as Head of Business Development. With more than three decades of sector experience, Jai has worked extensively with Link Market Services and more recently with the investor communications platform Proxymity.
Hardeep Tamana, Managing Director of Avenir Registrars, commented:
“We are delighted to welcome Jai to the team here at Avenir. As a well-respected member of the UK securities registry community, we are confident that he will make a significant contribution to the team, promoting both our own innovations as well as bringing new ideas to the table that will further bolster our market-leading proposition.”
Earlier in the year, Avenir facilitated the launch of the UK’s first fully digital share registry with AIM-listed Catenai, reducing costs and enabling faster, more efficient communications with shareholders. In recent years Avenir has also delivered a number of client-centric innovations including the addition of QR codes to improve the authentication of paper-based securities certificates.
Jai Baker, Head of Business Development at Avenir Registrars, added:
“Avenir is a genuine innovator in registry services – an industry where many providers have been slow to innovate, failing to allow their clients the opportunity to harness the cost and efficiency savings that technology can deliver. I believe the Avenir approach is truly different, putting customers first and I look forward to working with the team to improve market reach and deliver further exciting service developments in the future.”
Founded in 2014, Avenir is this year marking its 10th anniversary of trade. In addition to delivering a series of technical enhancements to improve customer outcomes for issuers with publicly traded equity, the company has also established itself as a dominant player in debt and private markets. Avenir Registrants is also recognised as the largest provider of registry services to debt issuers in Ireland.
