Non-bank liquidity provider XTX Markets has appointed Niki Beattie as a non-executive chairman and a member of the board, effective from October 1.

Beattie is the founder and managing director of independent consultancy Market Structure Partners. She also holds a number of non-executive board roles, including as non-executive chairman of the Aquis Exchange.

Beattie is also a member of the Secondary Markets Advisory Committee of the European Securities Markets Authority, …