LCH.Clearnet Promotes Frank Soussan to Global Head of CDSClear

Global Clearing House Clearing House A clearing house is defined as an intermediary between two parties, a buyer and seller, which helps facilitate the overall process from trade inception to settlement. Clearing houses streamline the exchange of payments, securities, or derivatives transactions.The clearing house is situated between two clearing firms who also helps reduce the risk of either member firm failing to honor their respective trade settlement obligations.Buyers and sellers enter into legally binding agreements for the e A clearing house is defined as an intermediary between two parties, a buyer and seller, which helps facilitate the overall process from trade inception to settlement. Clearing houses streamline the exchange of payments, securities, or derivatives transactions.The clearing house is situated between two clearing firms who also helps reduce the risk of either member firm failing to honor their respective trade settlement obligations.Buyers and sellers enter into legally binding agreements for the e Read this Term, LCH.Clearnet Group, has appointed Frank Soussan as its newest Global Head of CDSClear, whose appointment will be effective as of July 1, 2015, succeeding Gavin Wells, according to an LCH.Clearnet statement.

Earlier this year, LCH.Clearnet was left with a glaring void to fill following the departure of Alberto Pravettoni, the group’s head of global exchange – since leaving, the group has allocated his responsibilities to Cecile Nagel and Bruce Kellaway.

In his new role as global head of CDSClear, Mr. Soussan will be based out of Paris, where he will lead LCH.Clearnet’s expansion of its services suite, namely for credit default Swaps Swaps Swaps can be defined as a derivate contact composed of two parties that exchange to cash flow between two separate financial instruments.They are generally divided into two categories. This includes contingent claims (options) and forward claims, where forward contracts, swaps, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are exchanged. Commodity price, equity price, interest rate, and foreign exchange rate are common variables used as one of the cash flows in swaps upon initiation. Different Types of Swaps Swaps can be defined as a derivate contact composed of two parties that exchange to cash flow between two separate financial instruments.They are generally divided into two categories. This includes contingent claims (options) and forward claims, where forward contracts, swaps, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are exchanged. Commodity price, equity price, interest rate, and foreign exchange rate are common variables used as one of the cash flows in swaps upon initiation. Different Types of Swaps Read this Term. At the present, Mr. Soussan is currently head of in-business risk for CDSClear, a position he will hold until July of this year.

Mr. Soussan will assume the new role from Gavin Wells, who will now refocus his attention exclusively on ForexClear. Mr. Soussan joined LCH.Clearnet last November, following a decade-long career in trading. He has held a number of trading roles at Renshaw Bay, JPMorgan, Societe Generale, and Deutsche Bank since 2004.

According to Michael Davie, Group COO, LCH.Clearnet, in a recent statement on the appointment, “We are delighted to announce Frank Soussan’s appointment as the new Global Head of CDSClear, which further strengthens the Group’s senior management team. Frank brings considerable market experience and industry knowledge to the role, as we continue to build our global market position ahead of the introduction of a clearing mandate."

“I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Gavin Wells for his recent leadership of CDSClear, which, under his direction, has expanded the service and structure, giving it the broadest European coverage of any CCP in credit default swaps,” Davie added.