Leadership
Since its beginning, Exegy has been led by financial market and engineering innovators, ensuring that even as our solutions break new ground, they’re tailored to meet the requirements of the market’s most demanding participants.
Leadership Team
David Taylor, D.Sc.
Dr. Taylor brings over 18 years’ experience in delivering low latency trading technology to the most sophisticated trading firms in the world. Prior to being appointed CEO, he served as President, overseeing areas that included product strategy, research and development, sales and marketing, and finance. Dr. Taylor holds a doctoral degree in computer engineering and is an inventor on over 75 patents. Prior to joining Exegy, he served on the faculty and researched high-performance computer networks at Washington University in St. Louis.
Peter Feret
As CFO, Mr. Feret leads the company’s financial and business operations. His experience shaping financial strategy and leading international companies will guide Exegy through the next wave of growth as a trading technology partner to the world’s largest financial services companies. Prior to joining Exegy, Peter was CFO of Ministry Brands, a cloud-based software and payments company. Previously, he held senior financial positions at Moduslink and Scripps Networks Interactive, which was acquired by Discovery Inc. in 2018.
Arnaud Derasse
Mr. Derasse heads up product development and innovation for Exegy’s line of solutions. He brings over a decade of experience in the development of technology products for the capital markets. He was the co-founder of Enyx, where he served as CEO until the company’s acquisition by Exegy in 2022.
Pam Haaser
Ms. Haaser leads initiatives to provide opportunities and support for Exegy’s diverse, talented workforce, and to ensure that the corporate culture encourages curiosity, innovation, transparency, and integrity. She brings to Exegy more than 15 years’ experience in talent acquisition, HR, and employee engagement in the technology industry.
Chris Codelli
Chris brings a wealth of high tech GTM experience to his role spanning several decades, vertical markets and solutions types. His sales and sales leadership experience includes time spent with industry stalwarts Hewlett Packard, Oracle and Apple as well as several midsize and early stage companies. In the past 10 years, Chris has held revenue operations leadership roles including global revenue operations responsibility for companies ranging in size from $50M to $1B+ in revenue as well as 6 years as a GTM-focused Operating Executive for Marlin Equity. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information & Computer Science from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Emory University.
Yewande Sobola
Ms. Sobola, Global Head of Solutions Consulting, brings 15+ years of global experience in the trading technology space. Prior to joining Exegy, she held roles as a Senior Network Engineer at G-Research, Network Engineer at Trading Technologies, and most recently spent six years as Executive Director of Sales Engineering at Pico. At Exegy, she leads a team of expert technology consultants that act as an extension of our client’s internal teams, helping them extract maximum value from Exegy’s solutions.
Thomas Gallo
Mr. Gallo brings over a decade of industry experience to Exegy’s Client Success team. He previously held roles at ITG, Virtu Financial, and Pico. Prior to joining Exegy, Gallo was the Vice President, Client Success Management & Delivery at Pico. He is now Vice President, Head of Client Success at Exegy where he Leads Exegy’s Global Client Success and Delivery Team.
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