ConvergEx's NorthPoint Trading Partners Makes Senior Appointment

NEW YORK, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, today announced that Sean Westley has joined the firm as a senior vice president of Sales at NorthPoint Trading Partners, the firm's boutique prime brokerage business.  In his new role, Mr. Westley is located in New York.  

Mr. Westley brings over 12 years of relevant experience with him. Prior to joining ConvergEx, he worked in numerous prime brokerage capacities at UBS, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs.  Most recently he served as an executive director in UBS's Prime Services division.

Commenting on the appointment, Doug Nelson, chief executive officer of NorthPoint Trading Partners said, "We are thrilled to bring someone of Sean's caliber on board to further get the message out about NorthPoint's unique offering.  Our top boutique prime brokerage rankings combined with ConvergEx's state-of-the-art proprietary technologies is a powerful proposition to funds of all sizes."

ConvergEx is a leading technology company providing products and services to asset managers and financial intermediaries globally.  Its products and services span the investment life cycle and center on the development, marketing and servicing of technology-based solutions that enable clients to achieve improved investment results through operational and workflow efficiencies, execution and analytical tools and highly personalized service. The firm serves more than 6,000 institutional clients in 100 global markets.  Formed in 2006, the firm has over 1,000 employees in 22 locations throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa.

ConvergEx acquired NorthPoint Trading partners in December 2009.

BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC is comprised of the following businesses: BNY ConvergEx Execution Solutions LLC (member NYSE/FINRA/SIPC), LiquidPoint, LLC (member CBOE/SIPC); Eze Castle Transaction Services LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); Westminster Research Associates LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); G-Trade Services LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); NorthPoint Trading Partners, LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); Eze Castle Software LLC, and ConvergEx Research Solutions LLC, of which Jaywalk and Cogent Consulting are divisions.  Additional information is available at www.convergex.com.

SOURCE ConvergEx Group

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