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99 Advisory appoints Nicolas Breteau as Senior Managing Partner to develop its UK franchise

One of the key players in advisory services on strategy, organisation and regulation for financial services, 99 Advisory announces the appointment of Nicolas Breteau as Senior Managing Partner.

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One of the
key players in advisory services on strategy, organisation and
regulation for financial services, 99 Advisory announces the
appointment of Nicolas Breteau as Senior Managing Partner.
He is tasked with developing the UK franchise. This
appointment reinforces the global market expertise of the firm
and confirms its international development.

Nicolas Breteau graduated from Kedge business school in Bordeaux
with a Masters degree in Management and Finance. He started his
carreer in 1993 in the inspection department of MATIF S.A, now
Euronext.

He went on to join FIMAT (Société Générale Group), where he has
occupied various managerial roles in financial control, middle and backoffice.
In 1998 he joined the London office to become Head of Risk
EMEA and in 2002 became CEO of FIMAT UK. In 2005 he was
promoted to CEO of FIMAT EMEA. In 2008 FIMAT merged with Calyon
Financial (Groupe Crédit Agricole) to create Newedge, which rapidly
became the world leader in listed derivatives clearing.

In 2009 Nicolas Breteau became Global Head of Sales and Front-office,
and then CEO of Newedge Group in 2010. He resigned from his
position in 2014 when Newedge’s activities were taken over by Société
Générale.

With 20 years of experience in Clearing, Prime Brokerage, electronic trading
and market infrastructure, Nicolas Breteau brings with him a large
network of relationships with banks, asset managers, hedge-funds, as
well as large corporates.

« We are thrilled to welcome Nicolas and to benefit from his recognised
international expertise. His arrival demonstrates that our culture is to
deploy professionals who have extensive industry knowledge and that
our full commitment is to support our clients in France, but also in
Luxembourg and the UK»
said Olivier Dyer, CEO of 99 Advisory.

« Financial Services are going through a vast technological, economical
and regulatory transition and Financial Services parties are looking for
support from advisors who have had first hand experience in those
fields. My decision to join 99 Advisory is based on their strong technical
expertise, their prestigious client list and their constant search for added
value as a service provider »
declared Nicolas Breteau.

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