Global institutional investment network Liquidnet today announced the appointment of John Emmert as its Head of Trading Desk for the Americas.

This appointment comes as Liquidnet continues to develop its best in-class execution solutions in the region. The agency-only Trading Desk operates within the Execution and Quantitative Services (EQS) group which leverages Liquidnet’s suite of algorithmic strategies, trading analytics, and quantitative models to deliver customized execution solutions.

In his new role, Mr Emmert will focus on developing a new trading experience that brings together specialized institutional expertise and insight, unique liquidity search tools, and real-time analytics across the desk’s algorithmic program and single-stock trading capabilities. Based in New York, he reports directly to Liquidnet’s Head of Execution and Quantitative Services, Americas, Mike Capelli.

Mr Emmert has more than two decades of trading and client relationship building experience. Most recently, he worked at ITG as Director on the Global Portfolio Trading team where his responsibilities included managing global portfolio trading baskets, advising clients on execution strategies, and managing the firm’s global equity prospecting initiative.

Prior to ITG, Mr Emmert worked for 10 years at Deutsche Bank Securities as Director in the Global Program Sales and Trading Group and held senior level trading and sales positions at Société Générale, Susquehanna International Group, BNP Paribas, and Bankers Trust.

“I’m thrilled to have joined a team with such a client-first mentality and to have the opportunity to further build upon Liquidnet’s leading execution solutions, technology, and innovative culture,” said Mr Emmert.