Life @BatonSystems

We are delighted to have participated in this year’s FX Markets Asia conference in Singapore, where our President – Jerome Kemp, Head of Sales and EMEA – Alex Knight and Program Manager – Akila Ramadoss, represented our company. It is with great pride that we announce our success in being awarded the “Best FX Settlement and Risk Mitigation Solution” award. Moreover, we were thrilled to be invited to speak on three panels throughout the event, reaffirming our commitment to sharing our expertise and insights with fellow professionals. We look forward to continuing to push boundaries and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

We were excited to attend FIA BOCA in Boca Raton this year, where our Founder and CEO – Arjun Jayaram, President – Jerome Kemp, Head of Sales and EMEA – Alex Knight, Head of Business Development and Client Success – Tucker Dona, and Senior Director of North American Sales – Ronn Baker were all in attendance. In addition to exhibiting at this significant event for the derivatives industry, we had the opportunity to reconnect with current clients and make new connections across the field. Jerome Kemp also took part in a panel discussion on “The Market of the Future.”

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the amazing women who are the backbone of Baton Systems. We are proud of our highly talented and motivated team, who are driving significant impact in our company. Our women employees are integral to the success of Baton Systems, whether in software engineering, product management, operations, or HR. We extend our appreciation and gratitude to all the women at Baton Systems for their unwavering dedication, hard work, and invaluable contributions. Your unique perspectives, expertise, and talent help us foster innovation and attain our goals.

Baton Systems is thrilled to welcome our largest intern group, consisting of talented individuals from Government Engineering College, Thrissur, Christ College of Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Anna University-MIT Campus, and Amity University Lucknow Campus. We are proud to have such a diverse and skilled group of individuals join us. Let’s give them a warm welcome to the Baton Systems family!

In February, we hosted a successful networking event where our esteemed attendees gathered to socialise over drinks and canapés. The atmosphere was fantastic, and it was great to see everyone enjoying themselves. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all who attended, our entire leadership team from Baton who were in attendance and we look forward to more events like this in the future.

We are thrilled to announce our recent office expansion in Chennai! Our new space is three times larger than before and was officially opened by our Sonia Bathija – Head of Operations and Ananth Ramakrishnan – Head of Engineering. The inauguration was made even more special as we welcomed new interns to the Baton family. With the move to a larger space in London earlier this year, we are excited to be back in the office and ready to enhance in-person collaboration, strengthen relationships with our employees, and start 2023 on a high note. Join us in celebrating this important milestone for Baton Systems!

In December, Baton’s Chennai team along with our Founder and CEO – Arjun Jayaram, President – Jerome Kemp, COO – David Ornstein, and Global Head of Sales – Alex Knight, visited one of the famous tourist sites in India called Mahabalipuram, a historic city and UNESCO World Heritage site famous for its shore temples and monuments. The Mahabalipuram team visit was followed by lunch and games at the “Radisson Blu” resort and a wonderful panel discussion by the leadership team. Finally, the day happily ended with a group photo session.

We were delighted to welcome our new joiners, Igor Gnyp, Director of Finance, Alistair Griffiths, Director of EMEA Sales, and Narcis Dimuleasa, Marketing Manager, to the Baton family and continue our growth.

In November, our President, Jerome Kemp, and Global Head of Sales, Alex Knight, caught up with old and new industry friends in Singapore. We were delighted to co-host a great cocktail party to kick-off Singapore Fintech Festival week with Illuminate Financial, Cloudwall, Copper.co, Notabene, and Talos.

We were delighted that our Founder and CEO, Arjun Jayaram, was invited to speak at SIBOS – an event that brought together more than 10,000 participants in Amsterdam. Arjun Joined a discussion with industry leaders from Microsoft, Bain & Company, Citi, State Street and CLS Group to explore how FX should evolve in a world transforming the way it moves value. Arjun provided an interesting perspective, including explaining how T+0 settlements are not only possible, but here at Baton we have been providing Payment vs Payment (PvP) settlements on a T+0 basis for 3+ years.

During August and September, our recruitment team visited 3 colleges in-person and met virtually with participants at a 4th institute. We welcomed over 1,000 fresh minds to learn about Baton Systems, received applications from over 600 participants and were thrilled to offer places to 40+ fantastic applicants!

After a 2 year lockdown induced break, our Founder and CEO was delighted to be back visiting our Chennai office reconnecting with existing colleagues and meeting new joiners in-person. Much fun was had by all across 4 days of valuable face-time, team building activities, food and games.

Baton‘s India team celebrated the reopening of our Chennai office with a team lunch – providing an opportunity for new joiners to meet their colleagues in-person.