Team Overview
The team have spent their entire careers in the financial markets, each with over 20 years’ experience. It also has all the entrepreneurial qualities and business skills needed to develop and position the Group.
Our group of companies have no proprietary trading interests, so our members can be confident that we do not compete for their business.
It is our independence which gives each of our members the extra confidence that there will be no information leakage, increasing the liquidity on the platform and resulting in enhanced execution quality.
No market manipulation, no front running, that is our promise to our members.
Nicholas J Runcorn
Founder - Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Runcorn oversees the Virtual Auction Global Group operations, developing a scalable platform to ensure members satisfaction and to embrace the ever-evolving technology. As Chairman and CEO, he calls upon his wealth of experience trading at some of the biggest financial institutions in the sector.
Phil Westwood
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Westwood, as COO and Head of Compliance, oversees the day-to-day running of VAGM, ensuring the business meets its regulatory obligations and drives the growth and development of the platform as it expands the product universe. He supervises the firm’s delivery of the robust and efficient global trading environment demanded by increasingly diverse participants.
Tom Egan
Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Egan is the driving force behind the technical architecture at VAGM. His technical vision ensures an elegant design with scalability, resilience and security as core principles of Solas 1. Providing both the technical and business aspects the firm needs to grow and succeed in the fast-paced world of technology.
George Ioannides
Global Head of Investor Relations
Mr. Ioannides oversees the company’s shareholder outreach and investor communications efforts and oversights of its global infrastructure. Partnering with the senior board management, he is charged with raising the visibility of Virtual Auction Global Group’s performance and its investor value and helping to manage the company’s regulatory disclosure requirements.
