Christopher M. Springer
Financieel Directeur/CFO bij Apex Clearing Corp.
Profiel
Christopher Springer (Chris) is a Chief Financial Officer with more than 25 years of experience building and diversifying financial services businesses.
He leads strategic initiatives including capital structuring, funding, acquisitions and divestiture, as well as day-to-day financial operations.
For the past two decades, Chris evolved ConvergEx from an early-stage company with less than 100 employees, to a global business with more than 1200 employees, generating $600M+ annual revenue.
Most recently, as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Managing Director of ConvergEx Holdings, reporting to the COO and Board, Chris leg all financial aspects of strategic transactions, including the management buyout from Bank of New York that created ConvergEx in 2006 as a private company with broker/dealer operations and proprietary software tools.
From 2006-2014, Chris supported the growth of the company through 9 acquisitions, and provided financial leadership as the company pursued exit plans via IPO and private company sales.
During his tenure with ConvergEx and predecessor companies, Chris helped raise more than $800M+ in debt and completed 22 acquisitions, a key joint venture, 2 management buyouts and a company sale.
Chris’ focus on building and managing broker/dealer operations began when he joined Executive Services Inc. (ESI), in 1988.
He served in accounting, then controller and ultimately CFO roles, managing day-to-day financial operations, as well as financial structuring transactions, including private equity investments and ESI’s purchase by Bank of New York.
Under Bank of New York’s ownership, Chris led financial operations and all financial aspects of 14 strategic transactions, as well as supervising the financial aspects of the of Bank of New York’s $2B purchase of Pershing.
Actieve functies van Christopher M. Springer
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Apex Clearing Corp.
Apex Clearing Corp. Regional BanksFinance Apex Clearing Corp. offers clearing and execution solutions to the financial services industry. It provides compliance, margin and financial solutions, portfolio financing and risk management. The company was founded by Peter Lawler in 2012 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Financieel Directeur/CFO | 01-02-2020 |
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
SenaHill Investment Group LLC
SenaHill Investment Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance SenaHill Investment Group LLC (SenaHill Investment) is a Venture Capital subsidiary of SenaHill Partners LP founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Consultant / Adviseur | - |
Eerdere bekende functies van Christopher M. Springer
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BNY Securities Group | Financieel Directeur/CFO | 01-10-2006 |
Arthur Anderson & Co. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 01-01-1988 |
Electronic Transaction Clearing, Inc.
Electronic Transaction Clearing, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Electronic Transaction Clearing, Inc. operates as a brokerage and clearing company. The firm’s solutions include custody, execution, clearing and settlement solutions. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Financieel Directeur/CFO | - |
Beta Alpha Psi | President | - |
B-Trade Services LLC | Financieel Directeur/CFO | - |
Opleiding van Christopher M. Springer
University of Mississippi | Graduate Degree |
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Electronic Transaction Clearing, Inc.
Electronic Transaction Clearing, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Electronic Transaction Clearing, Inc. operates as a brokerage and clearing company. The firm’s solutions include custody, execution, clearing and settlement solutions. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Finance |
ConvergEx, Inc.
ConvergEx, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services ConvergEx, Inc. provides mission-critical proprietary software products. It provides products and services through two business segments: Investment Technologies and Investment Services. The Investment Technologies segment develops, markets and sells the company's proprietary software products, including workflow automation solutions, and technology-enabled services. The Investment Services segment utilizes many of the same proprietary software products and technology-enabled services. The company was founded on March 17, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Commercial Services |
Cowen Execution Services LLC
Cowen Execution Services LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Cowen Execution Services LLC provides brokerage services. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
ConvergEx Group LLC
ConvergEx Group LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance ConvergEx Group LLC provides global brokerage and trading related services. The firm's services include commission management, trading, prime services, clearing, capital markets, independent research consulting, and FIX services. The company was founded in October 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Beta Alpha Psi | |
Arthur Anderson & Co. | |
BNY Securities Group | |
Apex Clearing Corp.
Apex Clearing Corp. Regional BanksFinance Apex Clearing Corp. offers clearing and execution solutions to the financial services industry. It provides compliance, margin and financial solutions, portfolio financing and risk management. The company was founded by Peter Lawler in 2012 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Finance |
SenaHill Investment Group LLC
SenaHill Investment Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance SenaHill Investment Group LLC (SenaHill Investment) is a Venture Capital subsidiary of SenaHill Partners LP founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |