Diversified global financial services platform Marex Group plc (NASDAQ:MRX) today announced it has appointed Georges Assi to the Group Board with immediate effect.

Mr Assi will serve as a member of the Risk Committee.

Georges Assi is a fintech entrepreneur following many years as an investment banker in the credit and fixed income markets. He is the CEO of Sigma Lending, a fintech lender he founded in 2023 that provides UK small and medium-sized enterprises with access to working capital using technology-enabled underwriting. He is also the Co-Founder and Partner of Naviter Capital, an investment firm specialising in the private credit markets that he co-founded in 2013.

Prior to establishing Naviter in 2013, Mr Assi worked as a Senior Managing Director at Nomura International. During his tenure, he ran the Global Credit business and the Fixed Income division in Europe. Before this, he spent eight years at Lehman Brothers in a variety of senior roles including Global Head of Structured Credit and European Head of Credit products, culminating in a role as co-Head of Fixed Income in Europe.

Robert Pickering, Chair of the Marex Board, commented:

“We are delighted to welcome Georges to the Marex Board. He brings a combination of demonstrable success as an entrepreneur and expertise in the fast-paced fintech industry, together with a solid grounding in investment banking and financial markets. We look forward to benefiting from his experience and insight, particularly in the use of innovation and technology to generate growth and scale at pace.”