队伍成员

Olivier Cardin; Carlos Arimon; Gabreille Barthelemy; Axel Budde

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LMAX Exchange

队伍介绍

Olivier Cardin will make history on August 30, 2015, when the tenth edition of the Clipper Race gets underway because he is the first French skipper in our nineteen-year history.

The 45-year-old from Saint Aubin sur Mer, Normandy, has been a popular face on the crew training courses that have run throughout the year, thanks to a blend of competitive spirit and compassion.

The former IT Project Manager has a rich racing history, including two seasons match racing with French Olympic sailor and two-time Finn Gold Cup champion, Philippe Presti. Olivier says: “I don’t do anything in half measures. Due to my racing background, I expect high standards in everything that I do, from team building to social events and in the race itself. I intend to share my enthusiasm and sailing skills with the crew. This adventure will be my best experience in sailing and team management.”

Olivier’s passion for sailing has become a family affair after he took his wife - a novice sailor - and three young children under the age of five, sailing round the world in 2011.

Skippering his own 40-foot yacht, Olivier and his family sailed across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, so some of the Clipper Race route is familiar territory. When the race starts, Olivier says he is looking forward to new experiences too, “The Southern Ocean holds a mythical quality in any round the world race, but I’m looking forward to the Clipper Race ‘Everest leg’ in the North Pacific. As for the ports, I think Qingdao will be special for its infamous Chinese welcome.”

LMAX Exchange, an electronic trading platform and financial technology innovator for global foreign exchange, is a first time Team Sponsor

LMAX Exchange is a disruptive innovator in foreign exchange trading - the world’s largest financial sector.

It provides banks, institutions, funds, asset managers and brokers the ability to trade a wide range of markets from spot FX and precious metals to commodities and equity indices – with the benefit of exchange quality execution.

LMAX Exchange is also the fastest growing financial technology firm in the UK and is rapidly expanding, globally, with new offices in Asia and the US.

CEO David Mercer explained how the company was looking for an event of global stature to sponsor. One with a focus on teamwork and innovation, echoing the LMAX Exchange ethos.

“The Clipper Race is an extraordinary test of physical and mental endurance that is inspirational to watch and be part of. I am delighted LMAX Exchange will be supporting a team during the circumnavigation.

“The business is built on ambition and global expansion and no competition reflects these values more vividly than the Clipper Race.

“The sponsorship also creates the opportunity to promote and celebrate the best of British business, and its financial technology, around the globe," he added.

LMAX Exchange counts many global banks, hedge funds and brokers as its clients. The Clipper Race will provide an opportunity to take the brand around the world and reinforce its position in global capital markets. The firm will host a number of events in major financial centres including London, Sydney and New York.

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