Bonds.com Group, Inc. (OTC.BB:BDCG) today named industry veteran Robert Patton Senior Managing Director. Bonds.com has made a series of strategic moves in recent months which have been resourced with industry professional with a breadth and depth of experience and expertise. Mr. Patton’s appointment is the latest in these moves.
Bonds.com, Inc. (Bonds.com) is the new business model for odd lot fixed income trading. Mr. Patton is heading dealer relationships across all products.
Mr. Patton brings 25 years of experience to the position. Prior to joining Bonds.com he served in a variety of fixed income positions. He served as a vice-president at Kepler Capital and in a senior executive role at MarketAxess. His brokerage experience includes stints with Rafferty Capital and Garden City Capital. He also worked for Trading Edge and Prudential Securities.
George O’Krepkie, President of Bonds.com said: “Our ability to attract industry talent to a fundamentally new model for conducting odd-lot trading speaks to the confidence that ‘people in the know’ have in our model. Bob Patton is part of a growing team that understands and believes that traders are demanding access to both information and execution through an efficient platform. He will work with dealers to both deploy and improve our offering.”
Bob Patton, Senior Managing Director said: “Dealers understand that efficiency in fixed income trading benefits them and the industry as a whole. Bonds.com, for the first time, gives traders a genuine alternative to legacy platforms by offering access, transparency, and true trading capability.”