BMLL, the leading independent provider of harmonised, historical Level 3 data and analytics, today announced the appointment of Karen King as Head of Sales (APAC). Based in Hong Kong, King will be responsible for growing BMLL’s client base across Asia Pacific and for developing and implementing the company’s growth strategy in the region.
King’s appointment comes at a time of accelerated growth for BMLL, following its acquisition by Nordic Capital, which launched a profound partnership built on a joint commitment to accelerate BMLL’s next phase of growth.
The appointment builds on the significant expansion of BMLL’s data and analytics coverage across Asia Pacific over the past 14 months. During this period, BMLL has added data from Shanghai, Bombay, NSE India, Korea, Taipei, Thailand, Taiwan, New Zealand, and ASX 24 futures. BMLL gives market participants the ability to compare venues globally and analyse full order book data at unprecedented levels of granularity. Asia exchanges can perform venue comparisons against their peers, locally and globally, to better understand market quality and the performance of liquidity providers.
Karen King brings over two decades of global financial services and data solutions experience to the role. She has led sales and client engagement across Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, working closely with both buy-side and sell-side institutions. Prior to joining BMLL, she served as Managing Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence following its merger with IHS Markit, having originally joined IHS Markit through the acquisition of Data Explorers. Earlier in her career, King worked at Goldman Sachs in London within Prime Brokerage, covering Southeast Asia.
Karen King, Head of Sales (APAC) at BMLL, said: “I am delighted to join BMLL at a time when the company is expanding its data and analytics capabilities across Asia Pacific. BMLL has seen increasing demand from market participants looking to optimise trading strategies, improve execution outcomes and gain deeper insight into market behaviour, and I look forward to working closely with clients across the region.”
Paul Humphrey, Chief Executive Officer of BMLL, said: “Following Nordic Capital’s investment in BMLL, we are focused on accelerating the company’s next phase of growth. We are strengthening our leadership and commercial presence, coupled with a broader push into greater global derivatives market coverage. Asia Pacific is a key part of that wider strategy as we aim to better serve our customers across the region, and Karen's appointment brings deep capital markets experience alongside a proven track record of leadership in data solutions. Her understanding of how financial institutions leverage data to drive performance and manage risk will be instrumental as we continue to expand our footprint and capabilities throughout APAC.”
