United Fintech Hires Chris Codo as Senior Relationship Manager

by Arnab Shome
  • He brings over two decades of financial industry working experience.
  • His focus will be on expanding the firm’s industry relationships.
Chris Codo
Chris Codo

United Fintech, a venture of Christian Frahm, announced on Thursday the appointment of Chris Codo as a Senior Relationship Manager based in London.

In the role, Codo’s focus will be on selling to his relationships and managing the company’s major clients.

“The United Fintech business model reflects the ambition of the company in providing clients with innovative capital markets solutions in an increasing variety of market segments,” Codo said in a statement.

Solid Finance Industry Experience

Codo spent more than two decades in the industry and has extensive experience in enabling hedge funds and asset managers to improve execution , workflow and efficiencies.

He joined United Fintech from CME Group, where he was the Senior Director and focused on selling to hedge funds for over seven years. Before that, he was the Director of the EMEA region at FXall, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters.

Additionally, he was a Sales Director at Barclays Capital for more than four years and a Vice President at Lehman Brothers for almost three years. He started his career in 1999 at Bloomberg and parted after six years as the company’s Vice President.

“I am looking forward to leveraging my knowledge and my network to provide asset managers and hedge funds with innovative technology solutions which address some of the pain points they are currently experiencing, helping them to evolve and gain a competitive edge,” Codo added.

Commenting on the appointment, Tom Robinson, United Fintech’s Partner and Head of Sales, said: “I have known Chris for over 15 years and he is, without doubt, one of the most accomplished salespeople out there. Chris has a proven track record of hitting revenue targets and deepening the relationships across his extensive network.”

United Fintech was launched in late 2020 with an aim to acquire innovative small to medium-sized fintech startups and scale them up over the years. It has already expanded its portfolio by buying stakes in NetDania, TTMzero, FairXchange and Athena Systems.

United Fintech, a venture of Christian Frahm, announced on Thursday the appointment of Chris Codo as a Senior Relationship Manager based in London.

In the role, Codo’s focus will be on selling to his relationships and managing the company’s major clients.

“The United Fintech business model reflects the ambition of the company in providing clients with innovative capital markets solutions in an increasing variety of market segments,” Codo said in a statement.

Solid Finance Industry Experience

Codo spent more than two decades in the industry and has extensive experience in enabling hedge funds and asset managers to improve execution , workflow and efficiencies.

He joined United Fintech from CME Group, where he was the Senior Director and focused on selling to hedge funds for over seven years. Before that, he was the Director of the EMEA region at FXall, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters.

Additionally, he was a Sales Director at Barclays Capital for more than four years and a Vice President at Lehman Brothers for almost three years. He started his career in 1999 at Bloomberg and parted after six years as the company’s Vice President.

“I am looking forward to leveraging my knowledge and my network to provide asset managers and hedge funds with innovative technology solutions which address some of the pain points they are currently experiencing, helping them to evolve and gain a competitive edge,” Codo added.

Commenting on the appointment, Tom Robinson, United Fintech’s Partner and Head of Sales, said: “I have known Chris for over 15 years and he is, without doubt, one of the most accomplished salespeople out there. Chris has a proven track record of hitting revenue targets and deepening the relationships across his extensive network.”

United Fintech was launched in late 2020 with an aim to acquire innovative small to medium-sized fintech startups and scale them up over the years. It has already expanded its portfolio by buying stakes in NetDania, TTMzero, FairXchange and Athena Systems.

About the Author: Arnab Shome
Arnab Shome
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About the Author: Arnab Shome
Arnab is an electronics engineer-turned-financial editor. He entered the industry covering the cryptocurrency market for Finance Magnates and later expanded his reach to forex as well. He is passionate about the changing regulatory landscape on financial markets and keenly follows the disruptions in the industry with new-age technologies.
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