NEW YORK - Tradeweb Markets Inc . (NASDAQ:TW), a prominent operator of electronic marketplaces for various financial instruments, announced the induction of Lisa Opoku into its Board of Directors, a move effective as of last Tuesday.
Opoku's career spans nearly three decades, with her most recent role being the Global Head of The Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Partner Family Office within the Asset Management and Wealth Management Division, a position she held until October 2023. During her tenure at Goldman Sachs, which began in 2003, Opoku ascended to Partner in 2012 and has held various leadership roles. Her responsibilities included Chief Operating Officer for the Engineering Division, the Asia Pacific Securities Division, and the FICC Bank Loan Trading and Syndications Division.
Before her long-standing tenure at Goldman Sachs, Opoku was a partner at the law firm Richards Spears Kibbe & Orbe LLP.
Billy Hult, CEO of Tradeweb, expressed enthusiasm about Opoku's appointment, citing her extensive experience across financial markets and geographies as a valuable addition to the company's board. Tradeweb, founded in 1996, is known for providing market access, data, analytics, and electronic trading solutions to clients in institutional, wholesale, and retail markets. The company boasts an average of over $1.4 trillion in daily notional value traded in the past four quarters.
Opoku also serves on the board of directors of The University of Minnesota and has received recognition as one of Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in Finance in 2022 and was included in Crain's Notable Women in Tech list in 2019.
The information in this article is based on a press release statement from Tradeweb Markets Inc.
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