About us

The Institutional Operating System for 24/7 Markets

We are a team of seasoned financial technologists and digital asset natives building the institutional-grade infrastructure required to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the future of asset management.

Partnered with leading participants in global markets

Our mission is to solve this. We are building the foundational platform to unify these two worlds.

The world of finance is operating on two separate, incompatible tracks. A legacy system for traditional assets and a fragmented, immature ecosystem for digital assets. This forces institutions into a state of operational compromise, using disjointed systems and manual processes that create risk, stifle innovation, and prevent a unified view of their total portfolio.

We provide the end-to-end toolkit needed to manage the entire asset lifecycle, from digital assets to equities, with a single, consistent, and institutional-grade operating model.

Our Approach

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Unified Platform

We believe the only way to manage the complexity of digital assets is through a single, integrated platform that connects everything from pre-trade execution to post-trade settlement and custody.

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Institutional-Grade By Design

Our platform is engineered on a simple principle: if it isn't institutional-grade, it doesn't get built. This means every component is designed for the uncompromising security, resilience, and regulatory compliance that the world's leading financial institutions build their businesses on.

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Bridging Two Worlds

Our team’s deep, combined expertise in both traditional financial markets and the digital asset ecosystem allows us to create solutions that are both innovative and immediately understandable to institutional users.

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Partnering for the Long-Term

We are not just a software vendor, we are a strategic partner to our clients, committed to co-innovating and providing the support they need to navigate this evolving asset class.

Experienced in Institutional Markets

Founded by a team of experts from the worlds of finance and technology, Elwood was created to build the bridge between traditional finance and the emerging world of digital assets. We saw the need for a single, comprehensive platform that could unify the disparate market structures of both worlds. Today, our team continues to be a curated mix of seasoned financial engineers, battle-tested software developers, and digital asset pioneers, all singularly focused on executing our mission of convergence.

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Michael Abib

Chief Executive Officer

Michael joined Elwood at the start of 2023 as part of Elwood's acquisition of Coremont LLP's digital asset business. He was a key member of the Coremont team which built the digital asset Portfolio Management System acquired by Elwood. Prior to Coremont, he founded a crypto fintech, heading its product and engineering divisions. His career started as a quant, working for Citi, Credit Suisse, and Societe Generale.

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Willy Maillard

Chief Operations Officer

Willy joined Elwood in 2022 after the acquisition of Coremont Digital, where he contributed to the development of the digital business. He specialises in product integration and operational excellence, leveraging experience from his roles at leading international banks, including HSBC and J.P. Morgan.

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Brad Carr

Chief Architect

Brad has extensive experience in software development and architecture, leading the team of engineers responsible for building out Elwood's platform. Prior to joining Elwood, Brad held various technology-based roles across JPMorgan, Rokos Capital, BNP Paribas and Barclays.

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David Sportouch

Chief Quant/Risk Officer

David is Elwood's Chief Quant/Risk Officer, leading the team responsible for building proprietary quant models used within the Risk Management System and tools that assist clients with managing their risk. David has over 20 years of experience and joined from Coremont LLP, where he held a similar position.

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Richard Easton

Chief Revenue Officer

Richard has a proven track record in sales, marketing and partnerships. Prior to Elwood he worked at HSBC, Thomson Reuters, Finastra and various SaaS fintech companies. He holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge.

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Rebecca McGeachy

Global Head of People

Rebecca is a Global People & Development Leader with over twenty years of experience managing people operations across global teams. She brings HR excellence to Elwood through her history of driving day-to-day operational effectiveness, organisational development, and recruitment strategy.

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