Global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald has appointed Gerard Casey as its new chief executive in Ireland.
Mr Casey joined the firm in 2020 and previously served as director of sales where he was responsible for client and market-facing teams in Ireland. He takes over from Ronan Reid and will report directly to global chief operating officer Mark Kaplan.
Prior to joining Cantor Fitzgerald, Mr Casey held a prominent position as a senior leader at RBC Capital Markets in Europe.
He previously spent 10 years at Goldman Sachs during which he occupied various roles in trading and leadership capacities and spent three years at Lehman Brothers as an equity trader.
Mr Reid will move to a “senior ambassadorial role” for Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland. This role will focus on client outreach and exploring potential acquisitions and other strategic initiatives. Additionally, he will serve as a non-executive director on the group’s board in Ireland.
“Ronan’s unwavering leadership has been instrumental in building our businesses in Ireland,” said Mr Kaplan.
“During his time at Cantor, Ronan leveraged his expertise to help achieve many of our strategic initiatives and help drive growth.
“We look forward to the continued expansion of our wealth and asset management, fixed income, and corporate finance businesses in Ireland and are poised to achieve significant growth in the years ahead under Gerard’s leadership.”
