DIGITEC Appoints Darryl Hooker As Head Of Business Development And Partnerships

DIGITEC has announced the appointment of Darryl Hooker as Head of Business Development and Partnerships. The firm said Hooker will lead its global growth strategy and strengthen relationships with banks and trading venues as demand rises for FX Swaps and NDF automation.

Hooker brings over 40 years of experience in the FX markets, with a focus on electronic trading and market structure. His previous roles include Director of NDF Sales at Fenics FX and Head of NDF Strategy at 360T. He spent more than 18 years at EBS/NEX, where he led Spot FX and Precious Metals globally and helped launch the EBS CNH platform in China.

Darryl Hooker Served on Several FX Committees

Darryl Hooker, Head of Business Development and Partnerships at DIGITEC, commented, “DIGITEC is a leader in FX Swaps and NDF technology, but importantly it is also committed to innovation and market evolution. I am pleased to have joined such an exceptional team and look forward to meeting with banks and trading venues to enhance our business development strategy and capture new opportunities as FX Swaps trading workflows become increasingly automated.”

Hooker has served on several prominent industry committees, including the Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC), the Australian and Canadian FX Committees, and the ECB’s Foreign Exchange Contact Group. He also chaired the International Ruble Settlement Forum, which promoted real-time settlement infrastructure for the Russian ruble.

“We are seeing an increasing global demand for FX Swaps and NDF trading technology”

Peer Joost, CEO of DIGITEC, commented, “We are very happy to welcome Darryl to our growing team. He brings many years of experience in FX technology sales and provides unrivalled domain knowledge, business development expertise and many senior industry relationships. Darryl brings significant understanding of market requirements for FX Swaps electronic trading and data, and the technical requirements of venues.”

Stephan von Massenbach, Chief Revenue Officer at DIGITEC, added, “As the FX market continues to evolve, we are seeing an increasing global demand for FX Swaps and NDF trading technology solutions and Darryl will play an important role as we continue to work with a growing list of banks of all sizes.”

DIGITEC provides pricing, workflow automation, and data solutions for FX Swaps and NDFs. Its clients include more than half of the Top 50 global FX trading firms. Key offerings include the D3 Pricing engine, D3 Order Management System, and data services such as the Swaps Data Feed (SDF) and Precious Metals Data Feed (PMF), developed with 360T.