GraniteShares has appointed Catarina Donat Marques in a new role as head of European retail strategy in response to the growing uptake of exchange traded products (ETPs) across Europe.
Prior to joining, Marques (pictured) was head of business strategy at BlackWater for one year where she helped to launch ETF education platform Moolah Invest.
She was also previously distribution strategy director in Europe for WisdomTree.
Before this, held various roles at ETF Securities including capital markets director.
Commenting on the appointment, Will Rhind, founder and CEO of GraniteShares, said: “Catarina brings deep experience and expertise in the European ETF market as well as entrepreneurial experience which is ideally suited to our business.
“Her appointment underlines our commitment to continuing the growth of GraniteShares in Europe building on our success in the US.”
Marques added: “GraniteShares has a clear strategy and ambition for expansion in Europe and has established a strong position in a growing market. I look forward to working with the team to help drive further momentum and deliver more exciting and innovative investment solutions.”
The European ETF market is set to hit $4.5trn by 2030 – with the rise of retail investing heavily tied to this growth.
Despite increasing uptake across Europe, retail adoption of ETFs still face several headwinds, a Euroclear report previously warned.