Manisha Kimmel, formerly of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has been appointed as chief policy officer at Maystreet, a market data infrastructure provider.
In her new role at MayStreet, Kimmel will leverage her regulatory and market expertise to help the firm continue its growth.
At the SEC, Kimmel was a senior policy advisor, regulatory reporting in the office of the chairman. Over the course of her two-year tenure at the agency, she played an important role in the implementation of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT).
CAT is a regulatory reporting utility that enables regulators to fully track trading activity and increase transparency.
Prior to the SEC, Kimmel held the role of head of regulatory and compliance, wealth management at Refinitiv, a global provider of financial market data and infrastructure.
She also served as the chair of the Advisory Committee for CAT NMS, a group of industry experts that offers advice to senior responsible owners on technical specifications, reporting functionality and other matters relating to the CAT.
Kimmel has also previously been a member of the SEC’s Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee (EMSAC), where she chaired the customer issues subcommittee.
Before Refinitiv, Kimmel worked at the Financial Information Forum as a managing director. She worked with broker dealers, exchanges and vendors on issues involving regulatory and market data technology.
Commenting on Kimmel’s appointment, Patrick Flannery, Maystreet CEO, says: “Manisha Kimmel is extremely well-regarded across the industry, possessing a background, level of knowledge and breadth of relationships that is second to none.”
Flannery notes: “We believe MayStreet is poised to be a transformative force for regulatory initiatives globally and think that Kimmel will be instrumental in helping us realise our significant ambitions.”
Kimmel adds: “The most interesting and impactful market structure issues being debated today center around market data, and MayStreet is well positioned to be a productive voice and agent of change in the space. With its innovative technology, market position and entrepreneurial environment, the firm has all the elements needed to succeed. I am excited to join the team and help continue moving the business forward.”
