MAS Group Taps Ex-England Rugby Star Simon Halliday as Key Partnerships Adviser ⋅ Crypto World Echo
MAS Group has appointed former England rugbyinternational and senior investment banker Simon Halliday as its new KeyPartnerships Adviser. The move comes as the company looks to strengtheninstitutional relationships across its three core divisions: MAS Markets, MASDigital, and MAS Fund.
Bridging Sports and Finance
According to the announcement, Halliday earned 23 caps for England between 1986 and1992, featuring in the 1991 Rugby World Cup Final and back-to-back Five NationsGrand Slam-winning teams. Off the field, he pursued a career in financialmarkets, holding senior roles at Lehman Brothers, Nomura International, andUBS.
In his new role, Halliday will support the group’sefforts to expand its partnership network across traditional and digitalfinance sectors. He joins MAS Group as the company continues to grow itsinstitutional client base and deepen its presence in liquidity provision,digital asset trading, and alternative investment management.
Commenting about the appointment, Simon Blackledge, theCEO of MAS Markets, said: “Simon’s deep understanding of high-performanceteamwork, forged at the very pinnacle of international rugby, makes him anideal architect for MAS Group’s partnership ecosystem”.
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MAS Markets CEO Simon Blackledge said Halliday’sbackground in elite sport and financial leadership makes him “an idealarchitect for MAS Group’s partnership ecosystem.”
Oxford University Graduate
An Oxford University graduate, Halliday reportedly playedfirst-class cricket and later chaired European Professional Club Rugby. Hecontinues to serve in charitable roles, having helped raise over £3 million forhealth and veterans’ causes.
“Having worked for three decades in Financial Markets,mainly Investment Banking in the service of Asset Managers and Corporates, Ihope that my experience can be brought to bear in helping the growth of MAS inthe world of Institutional Trading, liquidity solutions and funds management,”commented Halliday.
“I also hope that my sporting background will assistin the bringing together and the development of important businessrelationships and which embody the values that sport holds dear.”
MAS Markets is an FCA-authorised liquidity provider;MAS Digital focuses on institutional-grade crypto execution andcustody-agnostic solutions; and MAS Fund offers alternative investmentstrategies through a Luxembourg-regulated structure.
This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.
