Etienne Charlebois

Results-driven technology leader with a proven track record of driving innovation and optimizing operations in the trading and post-trading sectors. Skilled in aligning IT strategies with business objectives and leveraging emerging technologies to achieve strategic goals.

Chief Technology Officer, Business Applications at TMX Group Ltd (2023-11 – 2025-08)

Lead technology functions, including development and operations teams, supporting all TMX Group business units with the exception of Trayport. Managed 11 delivery teams, 2 DevOps teams, and 1 Dev Tooling team, totaling 275 IT professionals.

• Establish IT strategies in collaboration with business leaders.
• Enhance inter-business communication for efficient resource sharing.
• Develop a comprehensive TMX IT strategy, integrating individual business needs.
• Evaluate IT assets during mergers and acquisitions.
• Manage delivery teams and leaders across business units to meet needs, evaluate performance, adjust structure, and set objectives.
• Manage software vendors, including defining scope, negotiating contracts, and ensuring timely and quality commitment fulfillment.
• Define and evolve our SDLC, harmonizing delivery practices across all development teams, methodologies, and standards.
• Participate in the TMX Executive Operating & Risk Committee.
• Represent TMX on the IT and Security Committee at the World Federation of Exchanges.
• Represent TMX on the S&P Canadian Index Committee.
• Funded and delivered TMX Alpha-X US.
• Integrated Newsfile delivery team post-acquisition.
• Named inventor on two patents related to electronic trading systems.

Head of Delivery TMX Markets, and GTS Lead Montreal at TMX Group Ltd (2022-02 – 2023-11)

Directly manage an extensive technology portfolio and lead 8 agile delivery squads to support all software development activities at TMX Markets. Responsible for overseeing an annual technology investment ranging from 8 to 12 million dollars, ensuring efficient allocation.

• Sola Trading Platform: Lead initiatives related to the derivatives trading platform.
• Quantum XA: Lead initiatives related to the equity trading platform.
• Successfully adapt agile methodologies to thrive in a highly complex software and regulatory environment, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
• Inspire and motivate a diverse team of 60-70 members, fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and excellence within the challenging context of complex software and regulatory compliance.
• Provide strategic business guidance to team members, aligning their efforts with the company's overall mission and vision, while navigating complex regulatory constraints, leading to outstanding team morale and productivity.
• Successfully bridge the gap between teams located in Montreal and Toronto, promoting seamless collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Head of Delivery - Derivatives Trading and Clearing, GTS Lead, Montreal at TMX Group Ltd (2018-01 – 2022-02)

Oversee an extensive technology portfolio, managing delivery squads for MX, BOX and CDCC initiatives. Additionally, handle an annual technology investment budget of 8 to 10 million dollars, ensuring efficient allocation. Lead a software development team of 45 analysts distributed across different squads.

• Sola Trading Platform: Lead initiatives related to the derivatives trading platform.
• CDCC Sola Clearing system: Lead initiatives related to the derivatives clearing services.
• Implement the Agile transformation initiatives, tailoring agile processes to the specific needs of the derivative cluster.
• Successfully delivered MX extended hours allowing MX and CDCC trading services to operate 20 hours a day, including Asian market hours, through the implementation of 'Asian Hours.'
• Integrate Nasdaq risk systems seamlessly into the Sola Clearing system for CDCC.
• Develop the MX Pre-trade risk tool.

Director of Architecture, Application Service Delivery at TMX Group Ltd (2014-05 – 2018-01)

Manage an architecture team supporting internal development and advising business partners during ideation. Lead a team of 20-25 analysts and architects across two locations. Support six TMX Business Units and two external clients (BOX and BMR). Handle about 100 annual software change requests.

• Manage software evolution, solution design, and business analysis.
• Evaluate software development costs.
• Provide IT advisory services.
• Conduct user training and offer level 3 production support.
• Deliver technical writing services.
• Contribute to Post trade Consolidation Programs, guiding vendor selection and internal solution development.
• Provide architecture recommendations to Chinese Exchanges (ZCE, CFFX, SFE) and deliver training to ZCE.
• Played pivotal roles in BOX Trading Floor, CDCC Risk Remediation Projects, and CDCC Large Clearing Member (LCM) projects.
• Acted as panelist or moderator in industry events, including CADC 2014-15 and FIX Org 2014.

Team Lead, Business Architecture at TMX Group Limited (2011 – 2014)

Business Architect at TMX Group Limited (2009 – 2011)

Business Analyst at Montreal Exchange / TMX Group Limited (2007 – 2009)

Consultant Business Analyst at Banctec Canada (2005 – 2007)

Business Analyst at Performa Financial Group Ltd, Standard Life (2004 – 2005)

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Finance) – Laval University (1998 – 2001)

Collegiate degree in Business Administration – Shawinigan College (1995 – 1997)

Student Exchange Program in Business Administration – European Business School (2000 – 2001)