Richard Balarkas
CEO and President
Instinet Europe
FPL Global Steering Committee Co-Chair

Richard is responsible for Instinet's European business.  Instinet is a global agency broker providing a full range of execution services as well as a number of alternative trading venues and enjoys a reputation for innovation in the electronic trading space. Prior to joining Instinet, Richard was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse where he was global head of sales for the Advanced Execution Services product group. Before Credit Suisse, Richard held senior roles at the BZW, the City Group for Smaller Companies, and the London Stock Exchange. Richard has over 20 years experience in the equity markets nearly all of which has been spent in roles closely associated with electronic trading.