London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) appoints Irfan Hussain, a former Goldman Sachs executive, as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO) to drive technological innovation in global financial markets.
Facts
- Irfan Hussain, previously a partner and chief operating/strategy officer for engineering at Goldman Sachs, is named the new CIO of LSEG.
- He will assume his role in January of the following year, leading LSEG’s technology team in pioneering innovation under CEO David Schwimmer’s guidance.
- With an extensive background at Goldman Sachs, Hussain held various roles within global banking, markets, assets, wealth management divisions in New York, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
- Hussain expresses excitement to lead a transformation across global financial markets and sees LSEG as a reputable platform for innovation.
- CEO Schwimmer applauds Hussain’s expertise and expects him to be a key collaborator in inspiring innovation across financial markets.
- Hussain succeeds Tony McCarthy, the current group CIO, who will retire from his influential career in early 2024.
- McCarthy reflects on the transformation of LSEG into a leading data, analytics, and global financial markets provider and expresses confidence in Hussain’s leadership.
