Conduit Capital Markets, a mid-market institutional derivatives and securities dealer, has appointed Rakesh Chhabra as chief financial officer. 

Conduit Capital Markets, a mid-market institutional derivatives and securities dealer, has appointed Rakesh Chhabra as chief financial officer. 

Immediately prior to this, he was finance manager at Knight Equity Markets International overseeing corporate accounting.

Following qualification with Moore Stephens, Chhabra joined Coopers & Lybrand in 1994. He moved to Mesirow Europe in 1997 before joining Knight Equity Markets in 2002.

Paul Morgan, chief executive of Conduit Capital Markets, says: 'As the business accelerates it is paramount that rigorous financial standards are maintained in all aspects.  Rakesh's experience gives him an excellent position to take the Firm forward and I look forward to working with him.'