<div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sheffieldhaworth.com/financial-services/markets/">Sheffield Haworth</a> US Global Markets team have tracked over 142 senior leadership moves in 2021 year to date.&nbsp;</div><div><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div><div><strong>Overall Hiring and Promotion trends YTD:</strong></div><div>The following chart shows the overall trend in leadership moves since the beginning of 2021, where we see movement trending upwards with a spike in September. In 2021 YTD, <strong>61%</strong> of senior leadership movement were attributed to hires and<strong> 27%</strong> promotions.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div><figure data-trix-attachment="{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;filename&quot;:&quot;image.png&quot;,&quot;filesize&quot;:23498,&quot;height&quot;:316,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0Mll3eHc3V21tdzJ3MEhFMEFRODZtRjZpazdhNU9QdzdTZUZiemNMOERBaTlWK2RtaUt2ZktFR0NicWNleTZ4MFpkQUJCbXJNRlE3T0ZuTHlMYTBQdE09&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0Mll3eHc3V21tdzJ3MEhFMEFRODZtRjZpazdhNU9QdzdTZUZiemNMOERBaTlWK2RtaUt2ZktFR0NicWNleTZ4MFpkQUJCbXJNRlE3T0ZuTHlMYTBQdE09&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:531}" data-trix-content-type="image/png" data-trix-attributes="{&quot;presentation&quot;:&quot;gallery&quot;}" class="attachment attachment--preview attachment--png"><a target="_blank" href="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0Mll3eHc3V21tdzJ3MEhFMEFRODZtRjZpazdhNU9QdzdTZUZiemNMOERBaTlWK2RtaUt2ZktFR0NicWNleTZ4MFpkQUJCbXJNRlE3T0ZuTHlMYTBQdE09"><img src="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0Mll3eHc3V21tdzJ3MEhFMEFRODZtRjZpazdhNU9QdzdTZUZiemNMOERBaTlWK2RtaUt2ZktFR0NicWNleTZ4MFpkQUJCbXJNRlE3T0ZuTHlMYTBQdE09" width="531" height="316"><figcaption class="attachment__caption"><span class="attachment__name">image.png</span> <span class="attachment__size">22.95 KB</span></figcaption></a></figure></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Hiring and promotion trends by Major Asset Classifications:</strong></div><div>The following chart compares the hiring and promotion trends between the major classification in Global Markets: FIC (Fixed Income &amp; Currencies), Equities (Equity, Equity Derivatives, &amp; Prime) &amp; Others (which covers cross assets and CIB). We see FIC starting off the year with the most activities with a slight slump in February and March before picking up again for the summer and into its peak in September. Equities on the other hand peaked in May and have had steady movements for the rest of the year.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;<figure data-trix-attachment="{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;filename&quot;:&quot;image.png&quot;,&quot;filesize&quot;:74152,&quot;height&quot;:369,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0M1lZV3REckU1dnQ3MlgrM1FkZ0NraDRCTC85TkpqQWRzN29xblllTUJiYjZHdkhEdDNaMG9ET2xmNy9DUUtjdEVSUjYrTnMxUnJNMkl1MUFHTWhWaFU9&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0M1lZV3REckU1dnQ3MlgrM1FkZ0NraDRCTC85TkpqQWRzN29xblllTUJiYjZHdkhEdDNaMG9ET2xmNy9DUUtjdEVSUjYrTnMxUnJNMkl1MUFHTWhWaFU9&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:1017}" data-trix-content-type="image/png" data-trix-attributes="{&quot;presentation&quot;:&quot;gallery&quot;}" class="attachment attachment--preview attachment--png"><a target="_blank" href="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0M1lZV3REckU1dnQ3MlgrM1FkZ0NraDRCTC85TkpqQWRzN29xblllTUJiYjZHdkhEdDNaMG9ET2xmNy9DUUtjdEVSUjYrTnMxUnJNMkl1MUFHTWhWaFU9"><img src="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0M1lZV3REckU1dnQ3MlgrM1FkZ0NraDRCTC85TkpqQWRzN29xblllTUJiYjZHdkhEdDNaMG9ET2xmNy9DUUtjdEVSUjYrTnMxUnJNMkl1MUFHTWhWaFU9" width="1017" height="369"><figcaption class="attachment__caption"><span class="attachment__name">image.png</span> <span class="attachment__size">72.41 KB</span></figcaption></a></figure></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Gender balance amongst senior leadership in US Global Market, YTD:</strong></div><div>Regarding gender balance amongst the movements of senior leadership which we have tracked YTD, the gender split was <strong>16%</strong> female and <strong>84%</strong> male.<br><br><figure data-trix-attachment="{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;filename&quot;:&quot;image.png&quot;,&quot;filesize&quot;:14432,&quot;height&quot;:272,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0MGtqcTFIZzdjM0VvMVlZUTkrais5QTQ4TVJqbUVmKytqcXJrYm5Kb2UwcklpSTQvb0Rhem9sWVV0YnlBR3JJY1FNS3JtZzliQzJQVmlHZGN6REtKN3M9&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0MGtqcTFIZzdjM0VvMVlZUTkrais5QTQ4TVJqbUVmKytqcXJrYm5Kb2UwcklpSTQvb0Rhem9sWVV0YnlBR3JJY1FNS3JtZzliQzJQVmlHZGN6REtKN3M9&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:383}" data-trix-content-type="image/png" data-trix-attributes="{&quot;presentation&quot;:&quot;gallery&quot;}" class="attachment attachment--preview attachment--png"><a target="_blank" href="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0MGtqcTFIZzdjM0VvMVlZUTkrais5QTQ4TVJqbUVmKytqcXJrYm5Kb2UwcklpSTQvb0Rhem9sWVV0YnlBR3JJY1FNS3JtZzliQzJQVmlHZGN6REtKN3M9"><img src="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0MGtqcTFIZzdjM0VvMVlZUTkrais5QTQ4TVJqbUVmKytqcXJrYm5Kb2UwcklpSTQvb0Rhem9sWVV0YnlBR3JJY1FNS3JtZzliQzJQVmlHZGN6REtKN3M9" width="383" height="272"><figcaption class="attachment__caption"><span class="attachment__name">image.png</span> <span class="attachment__size">14.09 KB</span></figcaption></a></figure></div><div><br></div><div>Female leadership movements is split by <strong>59%</strong> new hires; <strong>36% </strong>are promotion; and <strong>5%</strong> departure.<br><br><figure data-trix-attachment="{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;filename&quot;:&quot;image.png&quot;,&quot;filesize&quot;:16037,&quot;height&quot;:248,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0MU44VXN1dVVHNUp3bzl3U2JybUVVMTJJYmFkRnYyb080QXliNGFIbmtRQ3Ftbi8yUi9GMmNKUFk5a1J2Tm9Kc0ZHejhkc0FSVW9EL2YrRll4SzRxaVU9&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0MU44VXN1dVVHNUp3bzl3U2JybUVVMTJJYmFkRnYyb080QXliNGFIbmtRQ3Ftbi8yUi9GMmNKUFk5a1J2Tm9Kc0ZHejhkc0FSVW9EL2YrRll4SzRxaVU9&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:328}" data-trix-content-type="image/png" data-trix-attributes="{&quot;presentation&quot;:&quot;gallery&quot;}" class="attachment attachment--preview attachment--png"><a target="_blank" href="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0MU44VXN1dVVHNUp3bzl3U2JybUVVMTJJYmFkRnYyb080QXliNGFIbmtRQ3Ftbi8yUi9GMmNKUFk5a1J2Tm9Kc0ZHejhkc0FSVW9EL2YrRll4SzRxaVU9"><img src="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0MU44VXN1dVVHNUp3bzl3U2JybUVVMTJJYmFkRnYyb080QXliNGFIbmtRQ3Ftbi8yUi9GMmNKUFk5a1J2Tm9Kc0ZHejhkc0FSVW9EL2YrRll4SzRxaVU9" width="328" height="248"><figcaption class="attachment__caption"><span class="attachment__name">image.png</span> <span class="attachment__size">15.66 KB</span></figcaption></a></figure></div><div><br><strong>Industry shifts in US Global Markets Senior Leadership hiring trend:</strong></div><div>We have also observed a movement trend in the industries, as there has been significant hiring activity of talent from the sell-side to buy-side firms and most of the movements have been across trading. We understand that two of the main selling points for buy-side firms is the flexibility in remote working that they offer and compensation structure.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div><strong>Notable moves to buy side this year include:&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://talnt.sh/article/63951">John Cortese</a>, former Co-Head of Credit Trading at Barclays to Apollo to be Head of Global Credit Trading</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://talnt.sh/article/35645">Shawn Faurot</a>, former Head of US Credit Trading at Deutsche Bank to Sycamore Partners</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://talnt.sh/article/73348">Matt Zhang</a>, former Co-Head of Structured-Products Trading and Solutions division at Citi, has started his own cryptocurrency firm, Hivemind</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://talnt.sh/article/40072">David Kim</a>, former Head of US Equity Derivatives Trading at BoA to Citadel</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://talnt.sh/article/41592">Moran Forman</a>, former Equity Index Derivatives trader at Goldman Sachs to Rokos Capital</li><li><strong>Stacy Selig</strong>, former Co-Head of Global Sales Strats and Americas Structured Sales at Goldman Sachs to Millennium.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://talnt.sh/article/63689">Christopher Perkins</a>, former Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Futures, Clearing &amp; FX Prime Brokerage Business at Citi to CoinFund</li><li><strong>Michael Caperonis</strong>, former Co-Global Head of Equities &amp; Head of Credit Trading Americas at Nomura to Apollo Management</li><li><strong>Mark Chen</strong>, former Head of Equity Flow Sales at Citi has joined Millennium</li><li><strong>Bankole Omodunbi,</strong> former Goldman Sachs, Global Head of Electronic Principal Trading Products has left to start his own financial technology company.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://talnt.sh/article/73437">Brett Fischer</a><strong>,</strong> former Head of Americas Electronic Equity Sales at JP Morgan has joined Tourmaline Partners.</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Top 10 companies with the most departures YTD:<br></strong><br></div><div><figure data-trix-attachment="{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;filename&quot;:&quot;image.png&quot;,&quot;filesize&quot;:44869,&quot;height&quot;:474,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0endna2RNMDVsWXNMbEJCc05lR2gxN2ltcy9WRlRCZDg5UERZalF4bWtxM1JVOGRVcnZPaXBEeDZUUTZnczJWQzU3dWFVcGF0dGRvNy8rK0hVVDB0dW89&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0endna2RNMDVsWXNMbEJCc05lR2gxN2ltcy9WRlRCZDg5UERZalF4bWtxM1JVOGRVcnZPaXBEeDZUUTZnczJWQzU3dWFVcGF0dGRvNy8rK0hVVDB0dW89&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:791}" data-trix-content-type="image/png" data-trix-attributes="{&quot;presentation&quot;:&quot;gallery&quot;}" class="attachment attachment--preview attachment--png"><a target="_blank" href="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0endna2RNMDVsWXNMbEJCc05lR2gxN2ltcy9WRlRCZDg5UERZalF4bWtxM1JVOGRVcnZPaXBEeDZUUTZnczJWQzU3dWFVcGF0dGRvNy8rK0hVVDB0dW89"><img src="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0endna2RNMDVsWXNMbEJCc05lR2gxN2ltcy9WRlRCZDg5UERZalF4bWtxM1JVOGRVcnZPaXBEeDZUUTZnczJWQzU3dWFVcGF0dGRvNy8rK0hVVDB0dW89" width="791" height="474"><figcaption class="attachment__caption"><span class="attachment__name">image.png</span> <span class="attachment__size">43.82 KB</span></figcaption></a></figure></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>CS and the Impact of Archegos: &nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Leadership changes: at CS Brian Chin, former Head of the Investment Bank was replaced by Christian Meissner, previously Global Head of CIB at Bank of America, who joined Credit Suisse in 2020.&nbsp;</li><li>Departures in Equity Sales, Trading &amp; Prime Brokerage â&nbsp;<ul><li>there were several departures from CS: <a target="_blank" href="https://talnt.sh/article/39631">Paul Galietto</a>, Head of Equities Sales &amp; Trading &amp; Prime Brokerage Co-Heads John Dabbs and Ryan Nelson stepped down</li><li>a team of 4 credit traders left for HSBC; <strong>Bill Bors </strong>a sales trader joined Barclays;&nbsp;</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://talnt.sh/article/56266">Jason Vickery,</a> Head of Program Trading joined Mizuho.&nbsp;</li><li>Global Head of Prime Brokerage at Morgan Stanley, <a target="_blank" href="https://talnt.sh/article/47151">Ed Keller</a> stepped down and was replaced by <strong>Penny Novick</strong> &amp; <strong>Kim Shaw.</strong>&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Oliver Taylor</strong>, Global Equity Exotics Trading, EMEA Corporate and Convert Trading from JP Morgan, has joined Citi as Head of Americas Cash and Equity Derivatives Trading.&nbsp;</li></ul></li></ul><div><br><em>Written by: Kimee Lee.&nbsp;<br>For more information contact Kimee Lee, k.lee@sheffieldhaworth.com or Beatrice Collison, b.collison@sheffieldhaworth.com</em></div><div>&nbsp;</div>

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Senior Leadership Moves Within US Global Markets 2021 YTD

<h1>Boards Improving on Gender Diversity as Appointments Surge - CEOs Remain Mostly Male</h1><div><br>Board of Directors appointments surged in <strong>2020</strong> and <strong>Q1</strong> of <strong>2021</strong> with an impressive rate of female appointees. The Fintech, Consumer, Software and Wealth and Asset Management sectors all performed well on gender diversity in the boardroom, as board appointments accounted for the greatest amount of moves tracked by <strong>TALNT</strong>.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>The reasons for these trends are manifold. First, pandemic disruption meant that many executives sought external expertise to manage strenuous shareholder relations, and to craft a new vision going forward.&nbsp; Indeed, corporate governance requires those with experience in managing crises - despite the vast differences between the 2008 financial crash and that of 2020.</div><div><figure data-trix-attachment="{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;filename&quot;:&quot;25.png&quot;,&quot;filesize&quot;:239785,&quot;height&quot;:1050,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0eDAwWFVGNk9YRzBRSDNnZnFXQjd4bkY1dTBmVzYzSmhKcWdBV05WTlZyRTRSUzlqM3ZzUTJOTjVzTXhuNS9IdVZjL2VLUWdqUmNQeG9ndDI3TUtaUTg9&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0eDAwWFVGNk9YRzBRSDNnZnFXQjd4bkY1dTBmVzYzSmhKcWdBV05WTlZyRTRSUzlqM3ZzUTJOTjVzTXhuNS9IdVZjL2VLUWdqUmNQeG9ndDI3TUtaUTg9&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:1845}" data-trix-content-type="image/png" data-trix-attributes="{&quot;presentation&quot;:&quot;gallery&quot;}" class="attachment attachment--preview attachment--png"><a target="_blank" href="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0eDAwWFVGNk9YRzBRSDNnZnFXQjd4bkY1dTBmVzYzSmhKcWdBV05WTlZyRTRSUzlqM3ZzUTJOTjVzTXhuNS9IdVZjL2VLUWdqUmNQeG9ndDI3TUtaUTg9"><img src="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0eDAwWFVGNk9YRzBRSDNnZnFXQjd4bkY1dTBmVzYzSmhKcWdBV05WTlZyRTRSUzlqM3ZzUTJOTjVzTXhuNS9IdVZjL2VLUWdqUmNQeG9ndDI3TUtaUTg9" width="1845" height="1050"><figcaption class="attachment__caption"><span class="attachment__name">25.png</span> <span class="attachment__size">234.17 KB</span></figcaption></a></figure></div><div>Yet it should be noted that the pandemic had varied effects on each sector. The Technology, Fintech and Software sectors were boosted by digital transformation; Wealth and Asset managers had to reconsider portfolio strategy. <br><br>For example, payments firm<strong> Square</strong> appointed <strong>Ford Foundation</strong> president, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/article/5076">Darren Walker</a>, to its board to pursue philanthropic goals after a surge in profits - displaying the myriad reasons for board appointments across industries.</div><div><br></div><div>Board moves continued to surge in the second half of 2020 and Q1 of 2021 as the economy recovered. Another rationale, particularly for technology companies, was the <strong>IPO</strong> and<strong> SPAC</strong> gold rush driven by low-interest rates.<br><br>Board appointments are often seen as a precursor to going public, since influential non-execs can connect late-stage startups with institutional investors - or a blank-cheque company for a merger. The appointment of <strong>Next </strong>CEO, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/article/27409">Simon Woolfson,</a> by <strong>Deliveroo</strong> as they approach their IPO typifies this trend.</div><div><br></div><div>Other technology firms have used board appointments to strengthen their legal and compliance teams as they anticipate regulation. In addition, many expansive companies brought in venture capitalists and executives from other sectors as they look towards M&amp;As. One such example is the cryptocurrencies marketplace <strong>Coinbase</strong> bringing in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/article/32987">Melissa Strait</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/article/36300">Marc Andreessen</a>.</div><div><br></div><blockquote><a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/article/36478">Read Company in Focus | Coinbase here</a></blockquote><div><br><br><strong>Board Diversity<br></strong><br></div><div>The commendable diversity stats for Board appointments, relative to <strong>CEO</strong>, <strong>CFO</strong> and <strong>CTO</strong>, could be attributed to an incoming NASDAQ rule that boards must have at least one woman and one member of an underrepresented minority.</div><div><br></div><div>However, this was announced in early December. Our data shows that female representation was rising prior to the announcement. We can also reveal that female representation approached parity with men in the Wealth and Asset Management and Consumer sectors too - highlighting that structural changes are well underway beyond the technology index. <br><figure data-trix-attachment="{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;filename&quot;:&quot;Embed image in article-13.png&quot;,&quot;filesize&quot;:129559,&quot;height&quot;:1050,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0eHJiNzBoY2dNcjNhdUNnd3RaeFVWMmVLdlkzKzlVRGErN0J0ak5iV2hiNWo3RSt1My8rRjhQbWJzelZ1dFoyQXFMekRSbW01eTBROHF6VkkxZkpiZzQ9&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0eHJiNzBoY2dNcjNhdUNnd3RaeFVWMmVLdlkzKzlVRGErN0J0ak5iV2hiNWo3RSt1My8rRjhQbWJzelZ1dFoyQXFMekRSbW01eTBROHF6VkkxZkpiZzQ9&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:1845}" data-trix-content-type="image/png" data-trix-attributes="{&quot;presentation&quot;:&quot;gallery&quot;}" class="attachment attachment--preview attachment--png"><a target="_blank" href="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0eHJiNzBoY2dNcjNhdUNnd3RaeFVWMmVLdlkzKzlVRGErN0J0ak5iV2hiNWo3RSt1My8rRjhQbWJzelZ1dFoyQXFMekRSbW01eTBROHF6VkkxZkpiZzQ9"><img src="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0eHJiNzBoY2dNcjNhdUNnd3RaeFVWMmVLdlkzKzlVRGErN0J0ak5iV2hiNWo3RSt1My8rRjhQbWJzelZ1dFoyQXFMekRSbW01eTBROHF6VkkxZkpiZzQ9" width="1845" height="1050"><figcaption class="attachment__caption"><span class="attachment__name">Embed image in article-13.png</span> <span class="attachment__size">126.52 KB</span></figcaption></a></figure><br>In March 2021, the <strong>FCA</strong> threatened regulatory scrutiny if diversity quotas weren't met, which could pre-empt an influx of UK female board-moves in the future.&nbsp;</div><div><br><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sheffieldhaworth.com/consultants/tim-sheffield/">Tim Sheffield</a>, Executive Chairman, Sheffield Haworth, comments:</div><blockquote><em>"The increase in Board appointments highlights the pace of change and disruption in many global industries. It is encouraging to see the TALNT data validating the movement in diversity trends."</em></blockquote><div><br><br></div><div><strong>CEO Trends</strong></div><div><br>CEO moves ran slightly below board trends, with a large spurt of activity into <strong>Q4</strong> of <strong>2020</strong>. Pandemic-related tumult undoubtedly caused upheaval at the apex of large organisations such as <strong>HSBC</strong>, <strong>JP Morgan</strong>, <strong>Deutsche</strong>, <strong>Mastercard</strong> and <strong>UBS</strong>.</div><div><br>Not all activity was pandemic related though. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/article/1052">Thomas Gottstein</a> was nominated as CEO of <strong>Credit Suisse</strong> when <strong>Tidjane Thiam</strong> stepped down after a corporate espionage scandal in February 2020.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>As with board appointments, we witnessed a small drop in activity in February 2021. The precipitous drop in March of that year is merely due to being halfway through that month at the time of writing. Still, the slight dip has likely been caused by the prospect of US corporate tax rises from 21% to 28%, and rising<strong> 10-year Treasury</strong> yields holding off new appointments.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>TALNT data showed the three most active sectors for CEO appointments were Fintech, Consumer and Wealth and Asset Management. Fintech saw a large spike in January 2021 as the sector continues to grow.</div><div><br><br></div><div><strong>CEO Diversity</strong></div><div><br>Just <strong>15.4%</strong> of CEO moves recorded by TALNT were female, and our data shows that the gap in appointments by gender is far greater in CEOs than Board positions. The total number of female CEO moves did rise in the past nine months, with promising signs of closing the gap in early 2021. The Fintech sector performed the best in this regard.<br><br><figure data-trix-attachment="{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;filename&quot;:&quot;27.png&quot;,&quot;filesize&quot;:215080,&quot;height&quot;:1050,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0NnVtTFJCZzRTRDE5Y3ZXUjZwN29Mb2lXcGllSHVHL1BmTEJCS0YzQmM3NVVSQ3JtamZWVzk3RHpqTzB5TE1FZ2NvdmJHYTNvMnJsTCthbzQycnVHK0k9&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0NnVtTFJCZzRTRDE5Y3ZXUjZwN29Mb2lXcGllSHVHL1BmTEJCS0YzQmM3NVVSQ3JtamZWVzk3RHpqTzB5TE1FZ2NvdmJHYTNvMnJsTCthbzQycnVHK0k9&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:1845}" data-trix-content-type="image/png" data-trix-attributes="{&quot;presentation&quot;:&quot;gallery&quot;}" class="attachment attachment--preview attachment--png"><a target="_blank" href="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0NnVtTFJCZzRTRDE5Y3ZXUjZwN29Mb2lXcGllSHVHL1BmTEJCS0YzQmM3NVVSQ3JtamZWVzk3RHpqTzB5TE1FZ2NvdmJHYTNvMnJsTCthbzQycnVHK0k9"><img src="http://api-cdn.beta.talnt.sh/v1/images/dnVBYjgzMU4yTkxVbXZFVnByblR0NnVtTFJCZzRTRDE5Y3ZXUjZwN29Mb2lXcGllSHVHL1BmTEJCS0YzQmM3NVVSQ3JtamZWVzk3RHpqTzB5TE1FZ2NvdmJHYTNvMnJsTCthbzQycnVHK0k9" width="1845" height="1050"><figcaption class="attachment__caption"><span class="attachment__name">27.png</span> <span class="attachment__size">210.04 KB</span></figcaption></a></figure><br>Another promising sign was <strong>Citi</strong>'s high profile appointment of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/article/11140">Jane Fraser</a> in <strong>September 2020</strong>, and we expect to see the number of female CEOs rise throughout the rest of 2021.&nbsp;<br><br>Tim Sheffield adds,</div><blockquote><em>"The positive outlook for increased numbers of female CEO appointments is encouraging. Citi are leading the way in setting a new leadership dynamic in the financial services sector."</em></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Overall, the past year has seen significant growth in the appointment of directors and CEOs. Companies have looked for new leadership and advisors to deal with pandemic-effects and technological disruption. We expect to see a continued increase of board appointments as vaccines spark economic recovery across the world, providing the Fed stay resolute on interest rates amid short-term inflationary risk.<br><br>Retirements and resignations render CEO moves capricious by their very nature. Nonetheless, the outlook is bright, and female appointments are set to rise in 2021 and beyond.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

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<h1>Big banks continued to hire as COVID hit</h1><div><br></div><ul><li>Banks have continued to hire throughout the pandemic.</li><li>The top 5 most active hirers were <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/tag/891">Citi</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/tag/3410">HSBC</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/tag/2380">Credit Suisse</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/tag/5947">UBS</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/tag/5483">Standard Chartered</a>, collectively taking on a total of <strong>229 </strong>senior hires.</li><li>Nonetheless, TALNT has recorded high numbers of departures, especially from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/tag/3410">HSBC</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/tag/463">Bank of America</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/tag/517">Barclays</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/tag/2515">Deutsche Bank</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/tag/3216">Goldman Sachs</a>. A total of senior <strong>91</strong> executives departed from these firms in 2020.</li><li>Over <strong>50%</strong> of departures recorded by TALNT were from Deutsche Bank, which <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/article/22635">we looked at earlier in the year</a>.</li></ul><div><br><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

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<ul><li>Earlier this month, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/article/10823">Richard Wise</a> joined HKEX from Credit Suisse, to serve as Group Chief Risk Officer.</li><li>This follows a number of senior hires at the Hong Kong exchange this year, including <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/article/9453">Brian Lee</a>, Group Head of Technology Risk, and two top female managers to oversee IPO applications, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/article/7440">Karen Lok and Janice Wu</a>.&nbsp;</li><li>Lok was hired into a newly created position, Head of Listing Compliance, in the wake of an IPO application bribery scandal earlier this year.</li><li>Outgoing chief executive <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/article/12647">Charles Li</a> has worked to repair its reputation as the worldâs top IPO destination. In Hong Kong's thriving capital markets, HKEX is currently well placed to attract international investors to Chinese companies.</li><li>HKEX makes up 20% of all <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/infrastructure/exchanges">Exchanges appointments</a> recorded by TALNT, the most of any global exchange this year. It is followed by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/tag/4354">Nasdaq</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.talnt.sh/tag/4007">London Stock Exchange</a>.</li><li>The bourse has made a recent push for diversity, and 56% of senior appointments this year have been female, over three times the average for all Exchanges.</li></ul><div><br><em>This insight first appeared in TALNT 321, the weekly newsletter from TALNT, on 30/11/2020.</em></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

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