Global institutional trading network Liquidnet has appointed Jeffrey Crane as Head of International in the Americas. Crane is based in New York and reports directly to Alan Polo, Head of Equity Sales and Trading, Americas.

In his new role, Crane will support Liquidnet’s international cross-border team, assisting members who wish to trade international markets or hand-off overnight orders to its global execution desks.

Crane joins Liquidnet from SageTrader, where he served as Managing Director and Head of Sales, overseeing business growth for domestic and international trading. Prior to SageTrader, Crane spent more than 20 years with Instinet, where he held various roles including managing the company’s cross-border business as head of their international desk in New York.

Last year, Liquidnet’s cross border team facilitated close to $100bn in notional traded across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. More recently, it expanded its geographical coverage to offer direct access to MENA countries, bringing its total number of global equity markets covered to 57.