Alfredo Chang and Patrick O’Sullivan Join Team
BTIG LLC, a broker dealer specializing in institutional trading and related brokerage services, today announced the expansion of its Emerging Markets Fixed Income platform with the addition of Alfredo Chang and Patrick O’Sullivan. Both professionals bring more than 15 years of experience to the firm.
“Over the last nine months we have expanded our team to include 75 of the strongest fixed income professionals on Wall Street focused on serving our growing institutional client base,” said Jon Bass, co-head of Global Fixed Income at BTIG. “Both Alfredo and Pat bring significant experience to this effort.”
Chang and O’Sullivan join the recently formed Emerging Markets team, headed by Alex May, a 15 year veteran of Smith Barney and Salomon Brothers/Citigroup. The team also includes William Dolan, Emerging Market Bond Trader, previously of Merrill Lynch and Citigroup/ Salomon Brothers; Ralph Dalton, Emerging Markets Sales, formerly of Merrill Lynch; and Ariel Grignafini, Emerging Markets Desk Analyst who joined BTIG from Deutsche Bank.
“We have made an early impact in Emerging Market Credit sales and trading in the Americas and see an opportunity to replicate our model globally. As a mid-sized firm we are able to move quickly to meet our clients’ needs,” said May. “We are excited to welcome Pat and Alfredo to our team.”
Chang joins BTIG’s fixed income team as Managing Director of Emerging Markets Sales. He was previously the global head of emerging markets fixed income for Lehman Brothers Asset Management. Prior to joining Lehman, he spent seven years at GE Asset Management leading its $1.5 billion emerging markets fixed income build-out and co-managing its high-grade fixed income portfolio. Chang previously worked at AIG, where he was part of the firm’s foreign exchange committee. During his career, Chang has managed fixed income, local market rates, foreign exchange, corporate credit, and structured products globally. He has a BS from the University of Florida and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
