Richard Byworth

Richard is CEO at Diginex based in Hong Kong. Previously he was Managing Director at Nomura where he ran Multistrategy Sales for Asia Pacific product globally. Over a 14 year period, he led Nomura’s Asia distribution initiative, building and maintaining the number one franchises in convertible bonds and flow derivatives. Prior to this he worked at Nomura in London as a proprietary trader running dispersion portfolios in equity derivatives and convertible bond risk arbitrage. He also worked at BNP Paribas, and has advised a number of Fintech start-ups. He is also board adviser to Privatemarket.io, a secondary private equity marketplace, and a board member of Bletchley Park Asset Management. He holds a BA in French with Management from Royal Holloway, University of London.