Ex-Citi managing director Matthew Cousens joins Transparent Boulevard

Transparent Boulevard has named Matthew Cousens as its new managing director, head of digital execution, EMEA. 

London-based Cousens up to now served as head of platform gross sales for Citi for 2 and part years from February 2020, the place he lined distribution and gross sales throughout its money equities platform.   

He additionally brings intensive trade revel in to the function, and previous to his stint at Citi, acted as head of EMEA execution gross sales at Barclays, in addition to Credit score Suisse’s co-head of AES gross sales for Europe from 2007 to 2020.  

Moreover, following his departure from Citi he labored at BestEx Analysis, the place he served as head of EMEA equities, using the company’s equities execution algorithms for US and Canadian buying and selling. 

He additionally pursued different alternatives, comparable to founding control consultancy company, Milvus-I Consultancy. 

Learn extra – Former Citi platform gross sales head Cousens lands BestEx Analysis EMEA equities lead function 

Cousens showed his new place in a social media announcement.  

He stated: “I’m overjoyed to percentage that I’m beginning a brand new place as MD, Head of Digital Execution EMEA at Transparent Boulevard! A lot to do right here as we glance to construct at the good fortune that Transparent Boulevard has already accomplished. However with a perfect staff coming in combination right here in London, we’ve got an overly thrilling long term forward…!” 

Learn extra – Transparent Boulevard appoints buying and selling mavens to senior positions because it bolsters UK operations 

Cousens’ new function follows a string of latest appointments for Transparent Boulevard, together with new buying and selling and execution hires in February 2025 in a push to extend UK operations. 

The brand new appointments noticed Luke Holmes entering into the placement of managing director, gross sales buying and selling, Matthew Cyzer as head of markets execution, Tarquin Orchard as international head of event-driven methods and Phillip Hylander as managing director, execution.   

Learn extra – Transparent Boulevard names new head of top brokerage 

In a similar way, the company introduced in April 2025 that John Levene could be becoming a member of as head of institutional to supervise the company’s top brokerage trade, following greater than 25 years at Goldman Sachs.