Mark W. Benfield Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Australia & Global

Established global strategic advisory group, undertaking select mandates directly and in conjunction with private equity firms. Focused on global OTC market data, inter-dealer brokers, electronic trading and new start-up venues and associated capital market fintech plays. Corporate consultancy portfolio across commercial & strategic value-build, strategic partnerships, market data IP & new product development / trading venue expansion / C-level & Board advisory.

Sydney Australia, & Global

Early-stage strategic advisory work with CBL Markets founders, on global positioning & value-build. Now Xpansiv Group is Blackstone-backed and continue to assist the Xpansiv Executive team and CEO with expanding the global trading businesses and the group's market data commercial oversight.

Sydney, Australia & Asia Pacific

Global restructuring & build out of Yieldbroker's market data business (increase of +280% YTD). Provided strategic advisory support to CEO, Exec Team and Board (inc; ASX & 12 Banks) expanding new global partnership collaborations and major SaaS opportunities into Asia-Pacific market. Assistance to Tradeweb's acquisition & necessary go-forward integration planning for local / regional considerations.

New York, Usa & Sydney, Australia

Global responsibility for BGC Partners market data businesses. Formulated new strategic model to leverage Group data & pricing inventories across all BGC Group businesses, including electronic trading platforms. Undertook full restructuring to record highest level of data division net profit and associated margins within first 12 mths. Part of the Exec team to successfully undertook the largest BGC Partners asset sale being the eSpeed UST platform (inc. market data) to Nasdaq circ. $1.2bn in 2013. Continued rapid expansion and rebuild of non-UST group market data for BGC and delivered record YOY revenue growth for the global market data business for YE 2014 & 2015. Part of the Executive M&A team to acquire GFI brokerage (inc. Fenics market data business) in 2015. Undertook necessary go-forward strategy planning for integration of GFI data business into the larger BGC Group entity. Member of BGC Partners Global Executive Management Group (internal Board) reporting directly to President.

Sydney, Australia & Asia Pacific

Responsible for ICAP Information businesses in Asia Pacific, including ICAP JV partners and the data divisions’ global strategic sales and marketing. Region achieved highest YOY revenues growth for the ICAP Information Group. Responsibility for coordinating & managing global vendor strategic partnerships. Undertook integration and commercial planning of EBS data following ICAP’s $700M acquisition in 2016. Initial mandate was managing ICAP's Regional IT & Operations teams, and Group’s Asia strategic marketing. Successfully built out ICAP’s pricing and data inventory, along with commercial strategy from the 14 centre broking operations in the region. Member of the Regional Executive Committee, undertaking corporate strategy & budget planning for execution and presentation to internal Global Exec Committee & the external ICAP plc Board.

Singapore & Asia Pacific

Formed the BRIDGE Enterprise Solutions Group in Asia Pacific to accelerate the deployment of platform, feed and desktop solutions to clients. Fastest growth region for the firm and also managed the Regional Sales and Business Development team of 20 across 6 centres. Following acquisition by MoneyLine Telerate of BRIDGE, held position of Managing Director for Moneyline Telerate Australia & NZ business based in Singapore and Sydney, Australia.

Singapore & Asia Pacific Region

Responsible for all non-Singapore businesses for Dow Jones Telerate including all the BRIDGE operating entities following their acquisition of Dow Jones Telerate business. Member of Regional Management team tasked with build out of enterprise sales model and structuring of in-country business models (inc JV partnerships) in Asia.

Jakarta, Indonesia

Structured new business operations and entities for Dow Jones Telerate businesses (News & Information Services units) in Indonesia. Fastest global centre growth for years 1995,96 & 97.

Hong Kong & Asia Pacific

Managed the TELERATE core financial markets desk-top product sales & marketing for Asia Pacific, as well as internet services and new ventures.

London & Paris

Account & portfolio management services for High Net Worth clients and business development for Credit Lyonnais.

Knightsbridge London, United Kingdom

Graduate Trainee Program based in LKNI across all international services with FX Trading focus from appointment to central treasury dealing operations (Gracechurch Street - City).