MarketAxess Holdings, the operator of an electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, has appointed Dan Burke as global head of emerging markets.

Burke will be responsible for the development and execution of business strategy for the EM business in both hard currency and local markets. He will lead business and product management expansion of the company’s EM trading business across geographies and products.

Burke most recently served as managing director at Standard Chartered in Singapore and London in his role as global head of electronic and algo trading. During his time there, he played a strategic role in the automation of the firm’s credit offering and entry into algorithmic market making and portfolio trading.

Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Burke held several senior credit trading roles at Deutsche Bank in Singapore and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Based in London, Burke reports to Raj Paranandi, chief operating officer, EMEA and Asia-Pacific, at MarketAxess.