MEET THE TEAM

Meet our team of experts

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Meet the team 1

Liam Huxley

CEO and Founder

Liam ran investment banking development groups in both the UK and the US before co-founding Syncova which developed the market-leading platform for Hedge Fund portfolio margin and financing - providing calculation & optimization for both Prime Brokers and Hedge Funds. Syncova was acquired by Advent Software in 2011. Liam then founded Cassini with a forward-looking concept of providing the buy-side with full modeling of all the new costs and constraints created by clearing and related regulations, to allow more efficient trading and portfolio management.


Favourite Book
One hundred years of solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Meet the team 2

Thomas Griffiths

Head of Product

Thomas Griffiths has almost two decades’ worth of experience in the capital markets and financial services sectors. Starting his career at ABN Amro bank in the early 2000s, Thomas has since held numerous senior management roles including Head of Equity Hybrids and Head of Equity Exotics at RBS.


Which actor would you want to play you in the movie about your life?
Edward Norton

Meet the team 3

Marco Knaap

Head of Partnerships and Business Development

Marc has a 25-year track record in the financial services & technology sectors. He has held a number of roles at various companies within the financial industry, including ITRS Group PLC, Omgeo (a DTCC company) and Misys Risk Management.


What's the weirdest food you've ever eaten?
Snake and Bat

Meet the team 4

Harry Beviss

Head of Development

Harry has an academic background in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Complex Systems Simulation. He now heads up Cassini’s technology teams, having led the design and development of the platform since the first prototypes in 2014.


What skills do you think everyone should have?
The ability to alter your conclusions when your information changes.

Meet the team 5

Samuel Hyman

Head of Americas

Sam has over 20 years of experience in the derivatives markets. He began his career at SuperDerivatives (now ICE Data Services) before moving on to a similar role at Bloomberg. Most recently, he worked in Sales Management at Nex -TriOptima (formerly ICAP).


What’s the best piece of advice you have ever been given?
Smoke 'em if you got 'em

Meet the team 6

Lottie Griffiths

Head of Marketing

Lottie is a skilled marketing specialist of 10 years and has gained most of her experience in the financial services software industry. Lottie now heads up marketing at Cassini, where her main role is to facilitate and grow the marketing communications; developing and implementing a strategy that pushes Cassini towards brand recognition and success. Lottie is also accountable for company-wide content creation and management across print and digital platforms to drive traffic, engagement, and leads for sales, as well as customer retention.


What’s the best piece of advice you have ever been given
“Don't cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it.”

Meet the team 7

David Liew

Head of APAC Sales and Operations

David has 20+ years of international experience in enabling field sales, business development, scaling businesses, governance, and global partnership strategies. He has held a multitude of roles to help develop businesses for sales generation including resourcing, GTM, and execution from start-up to key functions deliverance.


Favourite Film
All the Marvel movies!

Meet the team 8

Magnus Rannala

Global Head of Client Delivery

Magnus was previously a Nuclear Physicist with experience managing and delivering projects for both civil and defense nuclear projects, with experience at Rolls-Royce and SNC-Lavalin. He now applies his analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills to manage the Cassini Client Delivery team and assist clients in getting to grips with the Cassini platform.


One fact about you that would surprise people?
At University my housemates and I once built an 18-person igloo including, carpeted floors and refreshments area, one of our proudest achievements.

Meet the team 9

Callum Deakin

Head of Customer Success

Callum comes with a number of years of experience working in T1 investment banks, most recently managing a global Strategy & Transformation team, focused on large-scale change projects & specialising in automation


What actor would you want to play you in the movie about your life?
Buddy (Air Bud)

Meet the team 10

Sudhagar Dass

QA Manager

Sudhagar Dass has 15 years of expertise in devising quality for financial services, Insurance, and software development sectors. His strategies and approaches have led the QA team to deliver complex projects for companies of all shapes and sizes, including start-ups.


What skills do you think everyone should have?
Knowing what you don't know

Meet the team 11

Sandrine Carlon

HR and Office Manager

Sandrine had 20 years of experience in Administration and Back-office support in the Energy industry before joining Cassini. Working along such a talented and diverse team is what makes this role so rewarding.


Favourite Film
La Crise from Coline Serreau, (Laughter is the best medicine)

Would you like to join the Cassini Team?

If you think you’d be a great fit for our team, have a look at our current roles and apply!
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