BMLL onboards King to lead sales in APAC
07 January 2026 Hong Kong
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BMLL Technologies, an independent provider of historical Level 3 data and analytics, has appointed Karen King as head of sales, APAC.
Based in Hong Kong, King will be responsible for growing BMLL’s client base across Asia Pacific and for developing and implementing the company’s growth strategy in the region.
Paul Humphrey, CEO of BMLL, comments: “Following Nordic Capital’s investment in BMLL, we are focused on accelerating the company’s next phase of growth.
“We are strengthening our leadership and commercial presence, coupled with a broader push into greater global derivatives market coverage.
“Asia Pacific is a key part of that wider strategy as we aim to better serve our customers across the region, and Karen's appointment brings deep capital markets experience alongside a proven track record of leadership in data solutions.”
King brings more than two decades of global financial services and data solutions experience to the role, having most recently departed from S&P Global Market Intelligence as managing director, head of data solutions sales for APAC.
She began her two-decade-long tenure at S&P Global Market Intelligence prior to the company's numerous mergers and acquisitions, starting in what was then Data Explorers.
During her career, King has led sales and client engagement across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, working closely with both buy side and sell side institutions.
Earlier in her career, King worked at Goldman Sachs in London within prime brokerage, covering Southeast Asia.
The appointment follows BMLL’s acquisition by Nordic Capital, which launched a partnership built on a joint commitment to accelerate the firm’s next phase of growth.
Further, the hire of King will build on the significant expansion of BMLL’s data and analytics coverage across Asia Pacific over the past 14 months.
During this period, BMLL has added data from Shanghai, Bombay, NSE India, Korea, Taipei, Thailand, Taiwan, New Zealand, and ASX 24 futures.
BMLL provides market participants the ability to compare venues globally and analyse full order book data at unprecedented levels of granularity.
Asia exchanges can perform venue comparisons against their peers, locally and globally, to better understand market quality and the performance of liquidity providers, says BMLL.
Commenting on her appointment, King says: “BMLL has seen increasing demand from market participants looking to optimise trading strategies, improve execution outcomes, and gain deeper insight into market behaviour, and I look forward to working closely with clients across the region.”
Humphrey adds: “Her understanding of how financial institutions leverage data to drive performance and manage risk will be instrumental as we continue to expand our footprint and capabilities throughout APAC.”
Based in Hong Kong, King will be responsible for growing BMLL’s client base across Asia Pacific and for developing and implementing the company’s growth strategy in the region.
Paul Humphrey, CEO of BMLL, comments: “Following Nordic Capital’s investment in BMLL, we are focused on accelerating the company’s next phase of growth.
“We are strengthening our leadership and commercial presence, coupled with a broader push into greater global derivatives market coverage.
“Asia Pacific is a key part of that wider strategy as we aim to better serve our customers across the region, and Karen's appointment brings deep capital markets experience alongside a proven track record of leadership in data solutions.”
King brings more than two decades of global financial services and data solutions experience to the role, having most recently departed from S&P Global Market Intelligence as managing director, head of data solutions sales for APAC.
She began her two-decade-long tenure at S&P Global Market Intelligence prior to the company's numerous mergers and acquisitions, starting in what was then Data Explorers.
During her career, King has led sales and client engagement across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, working closely with both buy side and sell side institutions.
Earlier in her career, King worked at Goldman Sachs in London within prime brokerage, covering Southeast Asia.
The appointment follows BMLL’s acquisition by Nordic Capital, which launched a partnership built on a joint commitment to accelerate the firm’s next phase of growth.
Further, the hire of King will build on the significant expansion of BMLL’s data and analytics coverage across Asia Pacific over the past 14 months.
During this period, BMLL has added data from Shanghai, Bombay, NSE India, Korea, Taipei, Thailand, Taiwan, New Zealand, and ASX 24 futures.
BMLL provides market participants the ability to compare venues globally and analyse full order book data at unprecedented levels of granularity.
Asia exchanges can perform venue comparisons against their peers, locally and globally, to better understand market quality and the performance of liquidity providers, says BMLL.
Commenting on her appointment, King says: “BMLL has seen increasing demand from market participants looking to optimise trading strategies, improve execution outcomes, and gain deeper insight into market behaviour, and I look forward to working closely with clients across the region.”
Humphrey adds: “Her understanding of how financial institutions leverage data to drive performance and manage risk will be instrumental as we continue to expand our footprint and capabilities throughout APAC.”
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