London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces announces leadership changes in Data & Analytics division, with Lea Carty to lead Investment Solutions business.

Lea Carty will be based in the US and will report to Andrea Remyn Stone, Chief Product Officer, Data & Analytics.

Mr Carty brings over 25 years’ leadership experience and deep industry expertise in indexing and portfolio analytics, gained in senior roles at Moody’s, Lehman Brothers and Bloomberg. With over ten years at Bloomberg, where he was global head of buyside solutions, he developed and ran the portfolio analytics and index business, including the acquisition of the Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Services.

Waqas Samad, Group Head of Investment Solutions and CEO of FTSE Russell, has decided to leave in June to pursue other opportunities. As CEO of FTSE Russell and head of the former Information Services Division, Mr Samad set a clear and strategic vision for the business which is integral to the newly-formed Investment Solutions, part of LSEG’s Data and Analytics Division.

Arne Staal, Head of Product and Research at FTSE Russell, will lead the FTSE Russell business as Group Head, Indices & Benchmarks, reporting to Lea Carty.

Lea Carty, Group Head, Investment Solutions, commented:

“LSEG is well positioned to support institutional investors as they respond to seismic shifts in the industry: the move to passive, the accelerating incorporation of advanced technology, analytics and data into their investment processes, and the growing importance of sustainable finance. I’m excited to join the business and partner with customers to create new open, transparent solutions that help them achieve their risk, return and sustainability objectives.”