Appital, the Equity Capital Marketplace, announced two senior board appointments to further accelerate its growth. Greg Bennett and Stephane Carty have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors to support Appital’s mission to bring technological innovation and automation to equity capital markets.  

The appointments come at a time when the drive to modernize equity capital markets is gathering pace and follows the recent appointment of Brian Guckian and Philipp Eberle to the management team.

As the former Head of Capital Markets for EMEA and the Americas for Fidelity International, Greg Bennett has the first-hand experience of the liquidity challenges faced by the buy-side. In addition, he brings sell-side expertise gained as Partner and Managing Director in Equity Capital Markets and Equity Syndicate for Cazenove and JPMorgan Cazenove. He will provide perspective as Appital develops the platform’s capabilities to efficiently access liquidity and execution opportunities for market participants.

Stephane Carty has more than 23 years of investment experience in trading and financial derivatives. He founded Fir Post Capital, a global volatility fund, in 2010 and subsequently Blackheath Capital Management. Previously, he was head of European Principal Strategies at Wachovia Securities International, and his early career included trading both agency and proprietary books at Commerzbank, Lehman Brothers, and Bankers Trust.  

Mark Badyra, CEO of Appital, said: “I am very excited to welcome Greg and Stephane to the Appital board of directors. Their industry insights and expertise are invaluable as we scale up our business and drive innovation in equity capital markets.”