MillenniumIT appoints new CEO

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Millennium Information Technologies (MillenniumIT) part of diversified international exchange business, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), announced the appointment of John Mackay Mack’ Gill, as its new CEO recently. Gill joined MillenniumIT from global technology group, SunGard Data Systems, where he was the Corporate Development and Strategy Senior Vice President. Prior to this, Gill held a number of senior roles at SunGard, including President of SunGard Global Technology and President of SunGard Global Services.

He holds an MA in International Relations from Yale University and a BA in International Relations from the University of British Columbia. Gill is also the Treasurer and a Board Director of the International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE).

As MillenniumIT CEO, Gill will be responsible for all aspects of MillenniumIT, including strategy. He will be a member of the LSEG global Leadership Team and will report directly to Antoine Shagoury, LSEG COO/CIO. He will also work closely with non-executive Chairman Tony Weeresinghe, supporting his global business development role. Gill will be based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Shagoury said: “We are very excited to welcome Mack Gill to the Group and to the role of CEO of MillenniumIT. The business has flourished under Tony’s leadership, and we are now making the next important step in its development with Mack’s appointment.

“Mack has had an exceptional career at SunGard and has a wealth of experience in financial services technology, operations, product support and sales. He also brings with him the excellent strategic and international management skills developed whilst working as a senior executive in a large global business. This will be of tremendous value to MillenniumIT and the Group as we continue to grow the business.”

Weeresinghe who is also the LSEG Global Business Development Director added: “MillenniumIT has had an extraordinary history since I founded it in 1996 and now provides market leading trading and capital markets technology to over 30 organisations worldwide, including LSEG. I am delighted that someone of Mack’s experience and expertise is now going to be leading MillenniumIT, as it moves to the next exciting stage in its development and I very much look forward to working with him.”

Gill said: “MillenniumIT is a global leader in its field and I am thrilled to be joining such an innovative and successful business. The evolving capital markets infrastructure and technology business offers many opportunities ahead, and I look forward to working with my new colleagues at MillenniumIT and LSEG around the world.”

MillenniumIT is a leading developer and supplier of ultra low latency, innovative trading technology, and in 2009 became part of LSEG, the international diversified exchange business. Since then it has gone from strength to strength, providing the group with the world’s fastest trading platform and successfully expanding its customer base to over 30 other exchanges, financial market participants and international businesses across the world.