John Taylor, former head of EMEA ETF primary markets at BlackRock, has joined JP Morgan Asset Management as head of EMEA ETF Capital Markets, the firm announced this morning.
In his new capacity, Taylor will manage a team of four and report to Ryan Szakacs, global head of ETF capital markets at JPMAM.
The ETF capital markets team supports product development and distribution, helps manage the daily creation and redemption process and monitors secondary market trading activity.
Szakacs said: “John brings a unique depth of knowledge and experience in UCITS ETFs across capital markets, market structure, and product development.”
Travis Spence, global head of ETFs at JP Morgan Asset Management, said: “John’s experience strengthens our EMEA capabilities at an important point in our growth.”
Before his 14-year career at BlackRock, Taylor served as ETF servicing manager and fund account officer at State Street Bank, as well as fund accounting associate at Investor Bank & Trust.
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