David Jenkins

Trading and wealth management fintech Openmarkets Group has announced the appointment of Mr David Jenkins as Chief Product and Technology Officer. The appointment is effective 30 March 2026.

A seasoned product and technology executive with 30 years of experience across fintech, capital markets, and digital assets, David brings deep expertise in building and scaling financial technology platforms at the intersection of traditional and decentralised finance.

Mr Jenkins has held senior executive roles with leading financial services organisations including Pepperstone Group, Liquidnet, Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters, and Fidessa, spanning Australia, Hong Kong, London, and New York.

He has direct experience in digital asset markets, having been responsible for the initiation of a global crypto exchange solution during his tenure as Chief Technology Officer at Pepperstone Group. Mr Jenkins has also held the position of Fractional Chief Technology Officer and Product Lead, at the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre backed company, ImpactX Markets.

As Chief Product and Technology Officer of Openmarkets Group, Mr Jenkins will be responsible for leading the group’s product, engineering, data, and technology functions as the business accelerates its decentralised finance strategy through crypto trading and Real-World Assets (RWAs) tokenisation. The strategy also includes expansion of its products and services into international markets.

Dan Jowett, CEO of Openmarkets, said Mr Jenkins’ digital asset experience and product leadership would be critical to delivering the group’s DeFi ambitions.

“We’re pleased to welcome David at a pivotal time for Openmarkets as we execute on our DeFi strategy and capitalise on growing demand for products that bridge decentralised and traditional finance. David has a track record of execution having built and scaled financial technology platforms at the highest level,” said Mr Jowett.

David Jenkins said he is excited by the opportunity to help Openmarkets execute on its DeFi strategy.

“I’m delighted to join Openmarkets at a truly exciting time for the business. I’m looking forward to leading the technology and product function and helping the group deliver on its ambition to bridge the established wealth and trading infrastructure that the industry relies on and the decentralised finance products that are reshaping it,” he said.

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Mr Jenkins will be based in Brisbane and has over 15 years’ experience in the wealth management industry, covering sales, client services, product and platform development, training and development, and stakeholder management.

He joins GQG Partners from Colonial First State, where he was most recently a Strategic Account Manager managing investment and platform relationships with key wealth management clients.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in finance and economics from Griffith University and has a Diploma of Financial Planning from Kaplan.

Ms Killen has over 12 years’ experience combined in sales and distribution, and financial services recruitment, in Australia and the United Kingdom. She will be based in Melbourne.

Before joining GQG Partners, Ms Killen was Director of Sales at Talaria Capital, where she was responsible for distribution in both Victoria and Queensland.  Ms Killen is also currently the Victorian state chair for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA).

She has a Bachelor of Arts, first class honours, from Middlesex University in the United Kingdom, and holds a Diploma of Financial Planning (RG146) from the Monarch Institute in Australia.

Daniel Bullock, director of wholesale markets at GQG Partners, said that Mr Jenkins’ diverse industry knowledge and experience across product development and distribution, along with Ms Killen’s track record raising capital for a global equity boutique, will be invaluable to GQG Partners as it continues to grow its brand in the Australian wholesale market.

“David and Muneeza are both high quality and well respected sales professionals and their appointments are a key step in further strengthening and expanding our presence in Australia,” said Mr Bullock.

The appointments follow GQG Partners’ successful listing on the ASX last year which has underscored its commitment to the Australian market.

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