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About us

Powering the future of trade surveillance

TradingHub is a global FinTech firm focused on delivering intelligent, high-precision trade surveillance solutions.

Since 2010, we’ve become a trusted partner to many of the world’s leading financial institutions, whom we support from our global offices in London, Toronto, Singapore, and Sydney.
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Our flagship platform, MAST, brings a front-office risk mindset to the surveillance function, using sophisticated modelling to detect market abuse, including cross-product manipulation that legacy systems often miss.

While surveillance is our foundation, the underlying platform is designed to support a broad range of regulatory and analytics use cases, giving firms the flexibility to extend its value across compliance, risk, and beyond.

Meet our Leadership Team

TradingHub’s leadership team combines deep financial markets expertise with a commitment to technical excellence. Backed by a diverse and driven global team, they are focused on building tools that help our customers stay ahead of evolving market abuse.

 

 

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Mike Coats

Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Financial Officer
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Shayne Ganeson

Chief Customer Officer
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Oliver Hodson

Chief Technology Officer
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Elaine Thomas

Chief Administration Officer
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Tobi Rosenkranz

Chief Product Officer
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Nick Johnson

Chief Data & Analytics Officer
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Ed Selby

Chief Delivery Officer
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Emma Middleton-Walker

General Counsel
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Josephine Marsden

General Counsel
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Mike Coats

Chief Executive Officer

Mike joined TradingHub in 2012 and currently serves as CEO, responsible for leading the company’s strategy and innovation. He previously held the role of Chief Technology Officer at TradingHub, overseeing engineering, analytics, and product delivery until his appointment as CEO in 2024.

Mike began his career at Merrill Lynch in trading technology before moving into credit derivatives trading at Merrill Lynch, Dresdner Bank, and Commerzbank, where he led the exotic credit derivatives desk. In 2010, he founded a consultancy advising on the largest credit derivatives unwind in the City at the time.

Mike holds an Engineering degree from Cambridge University.

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Stephen Bergin

Chief Financial Officer

Stephen joined TradingHub in 2021 and leads the company’s global Finance function.

He previously held senior finance leadership roles at Thomson Reuters and LSEG, focusing on international commercial finance and growth investment.

He began his career at Wolters Kluwer, working across London, Chester, and Auckland.

Stephen holds a degree in Accounting and Computing from Leeds University and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Management Accountants (CIMA).

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Shayne Ganeson

Chief Customer Officer

Shayne joined TradingHub in 2020 and oversees the firm’s global customer base, as well as the Regulatory Affairs and Marketing departments. As a member of the Management Committee, he plays a key role in shaping company strategy and external engagement.

He previously held roles at Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley, advising institutional clients on cross-asset trading strategies with a focus on fixed income.

Shayne holds a BSc (Hons) in Finance and Investment Banking from the University of Reading and is a CFA Charterholder.

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Oliver Hodson

Chief Technology Officer

Oliver joined TradingHub in 2014 and leads the development and scaling of the company’s technology stack, with a focus on AWS architecture and infrastructure engineering.

Prior to TradingHub, he worked at Barclays Investment Management and supported fixed-income trading desks at Credit Suisse during the financial crisis.

He began his career at Merrill Lynch in equities IT before transitioning to structured credit.

Oliver holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Bristol.

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Elaine Thomas

Chief Administration Officer

Elaine joined TradingHub in 2021 and leads Human Resources, Corporate Infrastructure, Office and Business Management, and Sustainability. As a strategic partner to the executive team, she drives operational excellence through resource optimisation, policy development, and cross-functional leadership.

Prior to joining TradingHub, Elaine was Chief Human Resources Officer at Santander UK and held senior HR roles at Refinitiv, Thomson Reuters, and Merrill Lynch across London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and New York.

Elaine holds a degree in Commerce and German from the University of Birmingham.

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Tobi Rosenkranz

Chief Product Officer

Tobi joined TradingHub in 2022 and currently serves as Chief Product Officer, leading the vision and strategy for the company’s product offering. He works closely with clients and internal teams to ensure TradingHub’s solutions anticipate market needs and drive innovation in trade surveillance.

He previously held roles at Dresdner and Commerzbank. Starting with a German banking apprenticeship, Tobi worked in Structured Settlements and the Structured Credit Middle Office before joining the trading desk in 2010. He managed various portfolios and trading activities, including correlation book hedging and ABS/CLO investments. In 2016, he moved to the Risk department, ultimately serving as Head of Market Risk for Credit and Equity Products.

Tobi holds a degree in International Management from FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management.

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Nick Johnson

Chief Data & Analytics Officer

Nick joined TradingHub in 2017 and leads the Analytics & Data division, overseeing market and client data ingestion, financial metrics, and pricing services.

Before joining TradingHub, he held roles at Goldman Sachs in automated trading and hedging strategies within the Equity Flow Volatility division.

Earlier in his career, Nick worked across industries including audio research, gaming, and mobile telecommunications before transitioning into finance in 2005.

Nick holds a degree in Computer Science and Cybernetics from the University of Reading.

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Ed Selby

Chief Delivery Officer

Ed joined TradingHub in 2019 and leads the Professional Services team, overseeing implementation, model validation support, and the design and coding of CaaS controls and reports.  He brings nearly 20 years of experience in fixed income and credit trading, having held roles at Merrill Lynch, Barclays, and Commerzbank.

Before joining TradingHub, Ed led trading, portfolio strategy, and quant teams within Commerzbank’s Credit Portfolio Management division.

Ed holds a degree in Mathematics from Oxford University.

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Emma Middleton-Walker

General Counsel

Emma joined TradingHub in 2022 and co-leads the company’s global Legal function, advising the executive leadership team on complex legal and strategic matters. Her expertise spans commercial transactions, intellectual property, litigation management, governance, and risk.

Before joining TradingHub, Emma was Senior Legal Counsel at Everton Football Club, where she advised across multiple business functions.

She trained at one of the UK’s largest full-service law firms and spent most of her career in private practice within the finance team at Addleshaw Goddard LLP, specialising in Real Estate Finance. She also completed a secondment at Lloyds Banking Group, supporting the CRE team on a range of financing arrangements.

Emma holds a Law degree from Northumbria University and the City University of New York and is registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
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Josephine Marsden

General Counsel

Josephine joined TradingHub in 2019 and co-leads the company’s global Legal function while serving as Data Protection Officer. She advises on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and strategic legal matters.

Prior to joining TradingHub, Josephine was a corporate lawyer at Addleshaw Goddard, where she advised investors, shareholders, and management teams on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganisations. During her time there, she was seconded to the Co-op’s M&A team, contributing to several strategic joint ventures and acquisitions.

Josephine began her legal career at K&L Gates, developing broad expertise across commercial and corporate law.  She holds a History degree from the University of Leeds and is registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Meet our Board of Directors

TradingHub’s board provides strategic guidance and oversight, combining deep industry experience with a commitment to long-term growth and innovation. Their stewardship ensures we remain focused on delivering lasting value to our customers and stakeholders.

 

 

 

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Neil Walker

Executive Chairman of the Board
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Antony Clavel

Non-Executive Director
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Neil Walker

Executive Chairman of the Board

Neil is the Executive Chair and co-founder of TradingHub, where he served as CEO from 2010 to 2024. Under his leadership, the company evolved into a global leader in financial technology.

Prior to founding TradingHub, Neil spent 18 years in banking, beginning his career trading interest rate derivatives at Chase Manhattan Bank. He later established the exotic interest rate derivatives business at Bear Stearns in London, led the global structured credit derivatives business at Merrill Lynch, and ultimately headed the Global Credit Trading department at Dresdner Bank.


Neil’s expertise spans trading system design, operational infrastructure, and financial documentation, including contributions to ISDA credit derivatives standards. He also served for five years on the Boards and Risk Committees of LCH.

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Mike Coats

Chief Executive Officer

Mike joined TradingHub in 2012 and currently serves as CEO, responsible for leading the company’s strategy and innovation. He previously held the role of Chief Technology Officer at TradingHub, overseeing engineering, analytics, and product delivery until his appointment as CEO in 2024.

Mike began his career at Merrill Lynch in trading technology before moving into credit derivatives trading at Merrill Lynch, Dresdner Bank, and Commerzbank, where he led the exotic credit derivatives desk. In 2010, he founded a consultancy advising on the largest credit derivatives unwind in the City at the time.

Mike holds an Engineering degree from Cambridge University.

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Elaine Thomas

Chief Administration Officer

Elaine joined TradingHub in 2021 and leads Human Resources, Corporate Infrastructure, Office and Business Management, and Sustainability. As a strategic partner to the executive team, she drives operational excellence through resource optimisation, policy development, and cross-functional leadership.

Prior to joining TradingHub, Elaine was Chief Human Resources Officer at Santander UK and held senior HR roles at Refinitiv, Thomson Reuters, and Merrill Lynch across London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and New York.

Elaine holds a degree in Commerce and German from the University of Birmingham.

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Antony Clavel

Non-Executive Director

Antony joined the Board in 2023. Antony is Managing Director at Summit Partners and joined in 2013. Antony focuses primarily on the technology sector in Europe, with an emphasis on software. His investment and board experience includes Calypso Technology (acquired by Thoma Bravo), Darktrace (LSE: DARK), Immersive Labs, LearnUpon, Odoo, RELEX Solutions, Siteimprove (acquired by Nordic Capital), TradingHub and Syncron.

Prior to Summit, Antony worked for Allen & Company, where he advised U.S. and European technology entrepreneurs on M&A and raising capital. He was also active in the firm’s investments.


Antony is a member of the Advisory Panel of the Future Fifty, a U.K. government initiative to identify and support promising high-growth companies in the U.K. He is a Swiss national and speaks English and Italian.


Antony holds a B.A. in mathematics from Oxford University with first-class honours and an S.M. in computer science from Harvard University.

Building a culture of diversity and inclusion

Education and learning

In addition to introducing annual training on diversity and inclusion, we regularly host sessions with speakers on a variety of topics. Recent topics covered include being transgender, living with autism, male allyship and being comfortable being uncomfortable.

Sourcing diverse talent

Annually, we partner with the Bright Network to enable us to access a wider pool of female engineering talent. 

Company-wide mentoring

We run a mentoring programme across the whole business to support in a number of areas such as career development, building industry knowledge and understanding and becoming a manager.

Employee resource groups

We have three groups at TradingHub: the Women’s Network, CSR committee (including Diversity and Inclusion representatives) and a Global Social committee. All gather and work together to ensure the community at TradingHub is well-supported.

Family-friendly policies

We are proud of our enhanced Maternity and Paternity policies, as well as the Shared Parental Leave policy, which aim to put our employees' needs first.