Fergus Keenan
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Adaptive Financial Consulting- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Passed CFA Level 1
CFA Institute
Experience
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Adaptive Financial Consulting
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
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Oct 2021 - Present
Adaptive is a fintech technology solution provider with over 250 consultants globally that delivers complex bespoke trading solutions for capital markets. Central to Adaptive’s offering is Aeron, the global standard for high-throughput, ultra low-latency, and fault-tolerant trading systems. I am currently formulating corporate strategy and driving the execution of global strategic initiatives.
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Managing Director - US
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Oct 2021 - Present
Head of our US operations managing 50+ employees and $20m of revenue in the region.
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Director - US
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Aug 2017 - Sep 2021
First employee of the US office tasked with building out the presence from scratch. Country Head and General Manager for the US operations of Adaptive. Responsible for business development, sales, client account management, employee management, professional development, budgeting, forecasting, and recruitment. Member of group ExCo.
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Head of Project Execution
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Sep 2016 - Jul 2017
Defining and managing the agile project delivery methodology across the company. Project and Programme Manager delivering client projects.
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Senior Consultant
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Jan 2014 - Sep 2016
Business Analyst/Project Manager delivering projects for clients. Performing pre-sales duties and preparing RFP responses.
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Deutsche Bank
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Germany
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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BA/PM in Markets Electronic Trading (Autobahn)
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Jan 2014 - Jul 2016
Business Analyst/Project Manager working across the suite of Autobahn products including Interest Rates, FX Structured Products, Bonds and Cash FX. Business Analyst/Project Manager working across the suite of Autobahn products including Interest Rates, FX Structured Products, Bonds and Cash FX.
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BNP Paribas
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France
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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FI eCommerce BA/PM
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Jun 2013 - Dec 2013
Business Analyst/Project Manager delivering cross platform solutions to harmonise internal and client facing pre-trade and execution platforms. Business Analyst/Project Manager delivering cross platform solutions to harmonise internal and client facing pre-trade and execution platforms.
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Traveling Around the World
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Dec 2012 - May 2013
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BNP Paribas
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France
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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eFX Business Analyst
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May 2010 - Nov 2012
Lead Business Analyst on the Cortex eFX trading platform. Lead Business Analyst on the Cortex eFX trading platform.
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Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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eFX Business Analyst
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Sep 2007 - Apr 2010
Front office facing Business Analyst on the BARX eFX trading platform. Front office facing Business Analyst on the BARX eFX trading platform.
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Education
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University College Dublin
Bachelors, Commerce -
Harvard Business School
Executive Education, Leading Professional Service Firms -
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General -
University of Ottawa
Business