WisdomTree appoints Jason Guthrie as Director of Capital Markets in Europe

Press Release | Wisdom Tree

WisdomTree taps capital markets expert to reinforce its commitment to quality ETF education and trading
London, Wednesday, 25 January 2017: WisdomTree, an exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) and exchange-traded product (“ETP”) sponsor, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Guthrie as Director of Capital Markets for WisdomTree in Europe.
Guthrie replaces Zach Hascoe who returns to WisdomTree’s headquarters in New York, following his successful two and a half year European secondment. Hascoe played an integral role in furthering the Capital Markets function for WisdomTree in Europe, focusing on growing the liquidity and trading efficiency across the product range.
Guthrie will focus on enhancing WisdomTree’s Capital Markets efforts. He will be working closely with WisdomTree product investors, while broadening and deepening relationships across the trading community to ensure smooth execution of trades across WisdomTree’s UCITS ETFs and Boost ETPs, throughout Europe, Israel and Latin America. In addition, Guthrie brings over a wealth of ETF knowledge, crucial for helping investors on how to have an efficient trading experience.
Guthrie will report to Dave Abner, Head of WisdomTree in Europe, and will work closely with Anita Rausch, Head of Capital Markets, who covers the US, Canada and Japan markets.
Dave Abner, Head of WisdomTree in Europe, said: “Guthrie is an excellent successor for this role and we’re excited that he has joined our team. He has exceptional market knowledge and experience and is well-placed to sustain the positive relationships and momentum Zach Hascoe built with the trading community over the past two and a half years.”
Prior to joining WisdomTree, Guthrie worked at Deutsche Bank within its ETF Capital Markets group. Before Deutsche Bank, Guthrie worked at Macquarie Bank as an Investment Executive based in Sydney, Australia.
Guthrie said: “I’m delighted to be joining WisdomTree, a pioneer in ETF knowledge and education. I look forward to providing our investors with positive trading experiences, deepening our investors’ understanding of ETFs and ensuring the trading community has access to liquidity for our ETFs.”