Institutional broker Marex Group Ltd (NASDAQ:MRX) has announced that the company has appointed Robert Cheeseman as Head of Prime Services Asia.

Rob has over 25 years’ institutional experience across listed derivatives, prime services and electronic trading, with extensive expertise in APAC markets. He was Managing Director – Co-Head of Client Development at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), where he focused on client development and building a global presence. Prior to HKEX, he spent almost four years at Credit Suisse as Managing Director, Head of APAC Prime Derivatives Services, leading trading teams across Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Mumbai. Earlier in his career, Rob was Head of APAC Cross-Asset Listed Derivatives Execution at Morgan Stanley and worked at Goldman Sachs for almost a decade, initially in cash equity electronic trading in London and subsequently in Hong Kong in listed derivatives sales and trading.

At Marex and based in Hong Kong, Rob will oversee the firm’s Prime Services business in Asia, driving growth across prime brokerage and outsourced trading. His focus will be on supporting hedge funds, asset managers, family offices and institutional clients with the infrastructure and services they need to launch and scale. Rob will work closely with the global and other regional co-heads to help shape the division’s growth strategy and strengthen its position as a leading provider of institutional prime services globally.

Jack Seibald, Global Co-Head of Prime Services, Marex said,

“We are delighted to welcome Rob to Marex. He brings extensive institutional experience across Asian markets, alongside well-established relationships in the industry. Asia is an important growth market for Prime Services and Marex more broadly, and Rob’s appointment strengthens our ability to expand our presence, deepen our client relationships and capture the opportunities we see across the region.”

Robert Cheeseman, Head of Prime Services Asia, Marex said,

“Marex has built a strong and differentiated prime brokerage offering and I’m excited by the opportunity to bring my regional relationships across clients, markets, products and exchanges to help develop the business further across Asia. The firm’s entrepreneurial approach, combined with the breadth of capabilities across the prime services offering and the wider Marex platform, creates a compelling proposition for clients. I’m looking forward to working with the team to develop the business and deepen our engagement across the region.”

About Marex

Marex Group is a diversified global financial services platform, and provides market access, infrastructure services and essential liquidity to clients across global commodity and financial markets. The Group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four services: Clearing, Agency and Execution, Market Making and Hedging and Investment Solutions. Marex has over 3,400 active clients, including some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers.

Marex Prime Services is a leading full-service institutional prime broker with a global multi-asset platform tailored for investment managers worldwide. It has a strong track record in supporting both emerging and established funds seeking to work with a single partner or to diversify their prime brokerage counterparties.

Combining a highly personalized concierge-style service model with a comprehensive suite of award-winning services, Marex supports clients in raising capital, strengthening growth and managing risk at every stage of their journey. Services include high and low touch execution, financing, outsourced trading, operational support, capital introduction and business consulting.

Marex Group has more than 50 offices worldwide and over 3,000 employees across Europe, Asia and the Americas.