Mr. Peter Cox

Council Member Biography

Peter Cox is a Principal of London-based Bourse Consult and was most recently the Chief Executive of OM London Exchange (OMLX), a UK regulated exchange operating a market and clearing house closely integrated with the national exchanges and clearing houses in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Under Mr. Cox’s tenure OMLX devised and launched the UK Power Exchange, the principal electricity exchange in the UK and the first regulated 24x7 market in the world. Previously Mr. Cox was at the London Stock Exchange where he was responsible for the design of the Talisman settlement system and the Central Gilts Office system operated by the Bank of England. He was also responsible for the plan for Big Bang, the transition of the LSE to electronic trading. As Director of the International Equity Market, Mr. Cox created the SEAQ International market for non-UK stocks and developed it into the largest cross-border equity market in the world. He has extensive experience in the financial markets field. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2002 - Unspecified

Principal, Bourse Consult