Richard Korhammer Joins Airex Inc. Board of Advisors
Industry: Financial Services
Highly Successful Founder of Lava Trading (now Citibank), ex-Chairman of Receivables Exchange, Chairman of Yieldbroker Bolsters Already Outstanding Advisory Board
New York, NY (PRUnderground) October 13th, 2015
Airex, Inc. is proud to announce Richard Korhammer as a major addition to its Board of Advisors. Korhammer has over two decades of experience in building and growing financial technology businesses.
Korhammer’s career has spanned multiple roles, including various leadership positions, most notably co-founding in 1999 Lava Trading, a highly successful financial trading systems technology company, where he served as CEO and Chairman. Korhammer grew Lava Trading from inception until it was acquired in 2004 by Citigroup, where he became Managing Director and Head of Global Equities Electronic Execution.
Korhammer has played active roles in private equity, M&A, market data and trading technologies, OTC and exchange marketplace as well as accounts receivables, in both the U.S., and Australia, where he currently serves as Chairman of Yieldbroker PTY Limited, which operates the established electronic exchange for Australian interest rate securities and derivatives. He has received the New York Ten Award and has been named an Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year”. He also has been awarded two financial technology-related patents.
“The financial markets need an open platform to access quality research and other related financial products in a transparent and cost effective way,” said Korhammer. “Vendors of research product and financial institutions globally need a way to monetize their products both traditional and alternative, and maximize their reach to clients globally. Airex uniquely provides this platform today.”
“Richard’s experience in the finance and technology sectors will serve to strengthen Airex’s mission to democratize and globalize financial apps, information, and reports,” said Airex, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Stephen Kuhn. “We are fortunate to have Richard on our team to drive our mission to deliver AIREX Markets to all investors from retail investors, RIAs, wealth advisors, family offices, asset managers all the way up to global investment banks, hedge funds, and insurance companies.”
For more information on the Airex Board of Advisors, visit https://www.airexmarket.com/about. You can also learn more about the AIREX Markets, or sign up to become a partner, vendor, or customer.
Contact:
AIREX Inc.
Kelsey Crouch
Director of Marketing and Communications
Tel: 646-661-2020 ext. 106
Email: kcrouch@airexmarket.com
About AIREX Market
Airex, Inc. produces the award-winning AIREX™ Markets, which are independent, online marketplaces that offer financially actionable apps, information, and reports (Financial AIR™) from a large and growing list of vendors globally. Through its Airex Market Partner (AMP) program, Airex powers companies across the globe, giving their customers, clients, website traffic, and employees access to a customized online marketplace of Financial AIR, to drive partners’ revenues and profits while increasing customer engagement and retention. Buyers in the AIREX Markets get financial information that they couldn’t access before, couldn’t afford, or didn’t even know existed – instantly and conveniently, with no salespeople, no contracts to negotiate, and no attorney’s fees. Vendors generate new revenues, monetize existing products, and generate higher margins in new market segments that they cannot cost-effectively reach today. Learn more at www.airexmarket.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About Airex, Inc.
Airex, Inc. produces the award-winning AIREX Markets, which are independent, cloud-based marketplaces that offer financially actionable apps, information, and reports (Financial AIR™) from a large and growing list of vendors globally. Through its Airex Market Partner (AMP) program, Airex powers companies across the globe, giving their customers, clients, website traffic, and employees access to a customized online marketplace of Financial AIR, to drive partners’ revenues and profits while increasing customer engagement and retention. Buyers in the AIREX Markets get financial information that they couldn’t access before, couldn’t afford, or didn’t even know existed – instantly and conveniently, with no salespeople, no contracts to negotiate, and no attorney’s fees. Vendors generate new revenues, monetize existing products, and generate higher margins in new market segments that they cannot cost-effectively reach today. Learn more at www.airexmarket.com or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
