Conduit Capital Markets Names New CFO

Published September 15, 2009, 10:20 a.m. EDT

Updated September 15, 2009, 10:52 a.m. EDT

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Derivatives and securities dealer Conduit Capital Markets appointed Rakesh Chhabra as chief financial officer.

Chhabra was previously finance manager at Knight Equity Markets International Ltd. (KEMIL) where he oversaw corporate accounting.

Rakesh joined Coopers & Lybrand in 1994. He moved to Mesirow Europe in 1997 before joining KEMIL in 2002.

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