Michael Markes, Vice President of Account Management
QUODD, a comprehensive market data on demand provider for the global financial services industry and a NewSpring Holdings platform company, announced the appointment of Michael Markes as QUODD’s vice president of account management.
QUODD, a comprehensive market data on demand provider for the global financial services industry and a NewSpring Holdings platform company, announced the appointment of Michael Markes as QUODD’s vice president of account management.
Markes brings over 30 years of experience with financial markets. Prior to joining QUODD, Markes managed global relationships at NASDAQ for more than 12 years. Before NASDAQ, he worked account management roles at ITRS Americas, Thomson Reuters, BT Radianz, and The London Stock Exchange.
Markes’ appointment comes on the heels of another key hire earlier this year as the company continues to build out its account management function. In April, QUODD hired Al Batten as senior vice president and head of account management. Prior to joining QUODD, Al managed global relationships at ICE.
“The combined extensive industry experience between Michael and Al allows us to move forward with confidence as we strive to reach our ambitious growth aspirations in the months ahead,” said Bob Ward, CEO of QUODD. “I look forward to working alongside both of them to establish and maintain our already lofty standards of client success.”
“I’m thrilled to join a rapidly growing company like QUODD that holds client service to such a high standard,” said Markes. “I look forward to working with Bob and the account management team to pursue new opportunities for growth and bring more value to our existing client base.”