David Million

Former Capital Markets Business Development Professional. Pivot to food and beverage in 2021 following UK return as Deputy Manager of Going Greek's flagship London Restaurant. 2026 return to Hong Kong

Deputy Manager at Going Greek Restaurant, Winchmore Hill (2021-01 – 2026-01)

• Operational Leadership: Assisted the General Manager in overseeing daily operations of a fast-paced Greek restaurant, including rotas, stock management, and high-volume service to over 50 guests daily.
• Team Development & Training: Led and motivated a front-of-house team of 4+ staff.
• Customer Experience Excellence: Ensured authentic 'Philoxenia' (hospitality) by maintaining a high-energy dining atmosphere, resulting in an increase in positive [TripAdvisor/Google] reviews.
• Beverage making.

Business Development at JM Asset Management (2017-01 – 2021-01)

APAC Businesses in Energy. Diverse Investment Holdings. Team of five

• Established & manage proprietary digital asset investment book (spot + derivatives including perps and options). Both CEX and OTC
• Built institutional counterparty network across exchanges, OTC desks & liquidity networks
• Conducted full feasibility assessment for licensed cryptocurrency exchange in Indonesia, including fiat on/off ramp infrastructure & regulatory compliance with local authorities (OKJ)
• PE: Researching, souring and executing transactions in US secondaries

Associate to VP, Institutional Prime Sales & Relationship Manager at Société Générale Corporate and Investment Bank (2011-01 – 2017-01)

Prime brokerage sales and relationship coverage across APAC hedge funds & proprietary trading groups / HFTs.

• Onboarded & managed institutional clients across equities, derivatives, Delta 1 and FX
• Covered PTG firms with DMA / sponsored access solutions
• Led RFP processes, commercial structuring and technical implementation (FIX / SDMA / DMA connectivity)
• Presented cross-asset prime solutions to hedge funds & PTGs
• Managed junior team members across APAC
• Integrated Newedge Prime Services into SG CIB Prime division (2014)

Trade Support / Sales Trader at IG Markets PLC (2005-01 – 2010-01)

World Leader in CFDs

• Quoting & executing orders - CFDs in equities, indices, FX and bonds
• Integration of sales traders & trade support into one team
• Client queries, training & mentoring new starters
• Wrote the Dealing Handbook used for training new Sales Traders

MSc in International Management – Kings College, London (2003-01 – 2004-01)

BA in Economics, Politics & Public Policy – Goldsmiths College, University of London (1999-01 – 2002-01)