Marex is reinforcing its European cash-equities distribution with three senior appointments to its Paris business, including a dedicated head of Irish cash equities. Industry publication The TRADE reported the changes on 11 November: Glenn Dalton and Dave McEvoy are joining as directors in cash-equity sales trading, while Edward Dunne is taking the director and Ireland cash-equities leadership role. All three report to Alexis Bert, the group’s head of European cash equities.[1]
Dalton and Dunne arrive from Irish broker Goodbody, bringing relationships developed in capital-markets and institutional equity sales. The hiring is commercially relevant because equity execution is a relationship business as well as a technological service. Client mandates depend on the capacity to source liquidity, understand market structure and connect portfolios with buyers and sellers across fragmented European venues and time zones. A stronger sales team can help distribution, but it cannot guarantee higher trading volumes.[1]
Why an Ireland head inside a Paris team makes sense
Irish institutional and corporate demand can involve London-listed instruments, continental European venues and US investors. A broker seeking a greater role in that flow must maintain market-access arrangements, settlement knowledge, research relationships and local client coverage. Marex says the appointments support connectivity among Ireland, the United States and broader European markets. That statement describes its strategic intention; it is not a quantified market-share estimate or proof of an additional trading licence.[1]
The appointments
| Executive | Position | Reported connection |
|---|---|---|
| Glenn Dalton | Director, cash-equity sales trading | Previously Goodbody |
| Dave McEvoy | Director, cash-equity sales trading | Joining Paris cash-equities team |
| Edward Dunne | Director and head of cash equity, Ireland | Previously Goodbody |
| Alexis Bert | Head of European cash equities | Manager of the three new directors |
The initiative sits alongside a wider build-out of Marex’s market activities. The firm previously acquired Webb Traders, an Amsterdam- and Paris-based equity derivatives market maker, adding a capability separate from cash-equity sales trading. Equating the acquired options market-making operation with the new sales roles would obscure a central market distinction: a principal market maker quotes capital at risk, while a sales trader may serve institutional client orders through multiple execution routes.[1]
For buy-side customers, the practical relevance is whether additional coverage improves execution quality and access to counterparties. Measures include price improvement, market impact, completed order size, access to block liquidity and clarity over where orders are executed. A headcount announcement offers none of those metrics. Clients should ask for evidence of routing and performance rather than assume geography alone improves outcomes.[1]
Two parts of Marex’s equity strategy
| Business capability | Function | What has been announced |
|---|---|---|
| Cash-equity sales trading | Institutional client distribution and orders | Three director appointments |
| Irish market coverage | Specialist local and international client relationships | New named business lead |
| Equity derivatives market making | Principal liquidity in listed options | Webb Traders acquisition completed earlier |
| Electronic trading | Technology and execution infrastructure | Separate management investment |
The commercial test ahead
A firm can invest in both people and electronic execution without treating them as substitutes. A complex or illiquid order may require knowledgeable human coverage, while repeatable liquidity discovery benefits from technology. Marex’s next reportable signs of progress would be publicly described customer mandates, new market access, identifiable product launches or business-line performance. No amount of revenue or assets attributable to the appointments has been disclosed, and assigning one would be speculative.[1]
Sources & further reading
- Marex adds trio of directors to Paris cash equities sales trading team The TRADE · Accessed 12 Nov 2026