Danesi has held various key positions in the firm, including Chief Architect and Head of Product Development.
He has been with the company for over 20 years, starting as a System Architect in 2004.
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Laurent Danesi landed a new role as the Chief Innovation
Officer of smartTrade Technologies, a provider of multi-asset electronic
trading and payments based in France. Danesi is a veteran technology expert who
has been with smartTrade Technologies for more than 20 years.
Other Roles at smartTrade Technologies
According to his LinkedIn profile, he joined the firm as a System Architect in 2004. Since then, he has held other roles in the firm,
including serving as the Chief Architect, Head of Product Development, and now
promoted to Chief Inovation Officer on a permanent basis.
Laurent Danesi, Source: LinkedIn
In September, smartTrade Technologies announced yet another major executive move by promoting Catherine Bran-Morales to the position of
Head of Business Development APAC. Bran-Morales joined the company as Sales
Director EMEA, a position she had held for more than four years. Prior to her
promotion, Bran-Morales served as the EMEA Sales and Business Development
Executive.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Bran-Morales also serves
at Brad Institute in multiple different roles: Brand Development Manager for
Florida and Latin America, Brand Development Manager for Texas, and Sales
Executive for New York. Additionally, she was an Account Manager at
Construction Systems of America and a Financial Management Intern at the City
of Oakland.
About smartTrade Technologies
smartTrade Technologies provides private SaaS end-to-end
solutions along with hosted services for FX, fixed income, crypto, and
derivatives. Besides this, the firm offers liquidity solutions for risk
management, order management, payments, and multi-channel distributions.
The company attributed the positive performance to increased
activity and sales in Europe and the UK. Sales were almost £18 million, a 16%
increase from £15.5 million. With sales costs remaining steady at under £14
million, this translated into an increase in the company's gross and operating profit.
Laurent Danesi landed a new role as the Chief Innovation
Officer of smartTrade Technologies, a provider of multi-asset electronic
trading and payments based in France. Danesi is a veteran technology expert who
has been with smartTrade Technologies for more than 20 years.
Other Roles at smartTrade Technologies
According to his LinkedIn profile, he joined the firm as a System Architect in 2004. Since then, he has held other roles in the firm,
including serving as the Chief Architect, Head of Product Development, and now
promoted to Chief Inovation Officer on a permanent basis.
Laurent Danesi, Source: LinkedIn
In September, smartTrade Technologies announced yet another major executive move by promoting Catherine Bran-Morales to the position of
Head of Business Development APAC. Bran-Morales joined the company as Sales
Director EMEA, a position she had held for more than four years. Prior to her
promotion, Bran-Morales served as the EMEA Sales and Business Development
Executive.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Bran-Morales also serves
at Brad Institute in multiple different roles: Brand Development Manager for
Florida and Latin America, Brand Development Manager for Texas, and Sales
Executive for New York. Additionally, she was an Account Manager at
Construction Systems of America and a Financial Management Intern at the City
of Oakland.
About smartTrade Technologies
smartTrade Technologies provides private SaaS end-to-end
solutions along with hosted services for FX, fixed income, crypto, and
derivatives. Besides this, the firm offers liquidity solutions for risk
management, order management, payments, and multi-channel distributions.
The company attributed the positive performance to increased
activity and sales in Europe and the UK. Sales were almost £18 million, a 16%
increase from £15.5 million. With sales costs remaining steady at under £14
million, this translated into an increase in the company's gross and operating profit.
Jared Kirui is an Editor at Finance Magnates with more than five years of experience in financial journalism. He covers online trading, fintech, payments, and crypto industries with a focus on companies, regulation and compliance, executive moves, trading technology, and market analysis.
His work has been featured in other media outlets, including Benzinga, ZyCrypto, The Distributed, and The Daily Hodl.
Education:
Bachelor of Commerce degree (Finance option), University of Nairobi
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