Our Team
operating highly scalable marketplace solutions.
Executive team
Garry Jones
Garry Jones
35 years of experience in finance and technology. CEO of the London Metal Exchange, CEO of The London Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE) and Global Head of Derivatives for NYSE Euronext. One of the founding management team and CEO of BrokerTec Europe, and Head of Electronic Broking for ICAP Plc.
Phil Bird
Phil Bird
Phil is founder of Perfect Channel, using his technical project delivery experience to drive thought leadership and strategy in the delivery of digital transformation in complex international B2B marketplaces.
Martin Botha
Martin Botha
30 years experience in investment banking and traded markets with in-depth expertise in natural resources. Chairman of ASX/LSE listed Resolute Mining. Chairman of NovaFori since 2019, Martin has led the re-orientation and changes at NovaFori to current position and opportunity.
John Lee
John Lee
With 30 years of experience in technology within Financial Services, John has served as Group CTO at the London Metal Exchange, CIO at PayPoint PLC, Global Head of PMO at NYSE Group and Director of Systems Development at the London Financial Futures Exchange.
Joaquín Vega
Joaquín Vega
15+ years of experience delivering B2B and B2C e-commerce solutions and professional services in the IT industry, both as customer and as provider, with deep knowledge on change management and corporate roadmap, as well as wide experience in team leadership across international environments.
Senior team
Alvaro Jimenez
Alvaro Jimenez
Values-driven computer systems engineer with 10+ years of experience in IT projects and a strong background focused on leading multi-cultural agile teams, and product delivery.
Antonio Fernández
Antonio Fernández
An enthusiastic developer with more 10 years of experience, certified Scrum Master and a team player. He enjoys using his soft skills to contribute to the team's growth and continuous improvement.
Antonio Porcuna
Antonio Porcuna
Solutions Architect with more than 15 years in IT with strong background in software development and leadership skills. I love transforming complex business requirements into efficient architectural solutions. Committed with good practices and high-quality solutions.
Aran Malhi
Aran Malhi
Danielle Downs
Danielle Downs
Originally from a business analyst background, Danielle brings over 10 years experience in product management, working with development teams, stakeholders and clients to deliver business value through market leading digital products and customer experiences.
Francisco Arjona
Francisco Arjona
Francisco is a certified Agile Coach, Product Owner and Scrum Trainer with software development background and vast experience leading high performance teams under agile mindset and frameworks.
Jayanthi Chandrasekaran
Jayanthi Chandrasekaran
Solutions Architect bringing in experience from various roles over 17 years in IT from certified QA, Developer, Scrum Master and Technical Lead. It gives me great satisfaction to be part of NovaFori, leading teams to develop solutions that help clients reach their business goals and watch product being used by customers across the globe.
Lorena Pintor
Lorena Pintor
Certified Scrum Master with more 10 years of experience in IT projects. Lorena loves being an agile team player and helping to deliver digital products and customer experiences.
Manuel López
Manuel López
Manuel has been developing software and then leading development teams during his +15 years of experience. Passionate about technology, he's not only committed with delivery of solutions but also with the quality of the software, implementing this culture of excellence through all the teams he has worked with.
Nicolás Amador
Nicolás Amador
IT professional with a strong background as a developer. Passionate about programming, researching, and edge technologies. Focused on designing resilient architectures, looking for efficiency in terms of performance, security, and cost.
Rafael Lebrón
Rafael Lebrón
IT professional with 10 years of experience providing customer support focused on problem and bug fixing, monitoring and taking preventive/mitigation actions to ensure systems work correctly.
Raziq York
Raziq York
Solutions Manager on the product team at NovaFori. An experienced Tech Lead, Team Lead, and Line Manager.
Simon de Waal
Simon de Waal
With over 10 years of experience in Product Management, Simon knows how to deliver long-lasting value with an agile mindset. He is skilled in working with business and technology teams, while creating solutions that delight their users.
Spencer Knightsbridge
Spencer Knightsbridge
Spencer is a Technology & Change executive with a background in managing large, complex IT change portfolios across exchange traded derivatives, trade connectivity, post trade and regulatory reporting.