Declan Kilcline
CTO for Bloomberg Mtf @Bloomberg
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WORK HISTORY
CTO for Bloomberg Mtf @Bloomberg
London, GB
Oversee the technical build of a regulated business while balancing resources against business requirements and client expectations.Presentations to the various executive boards and CEO describing the evaluation of the current system alongside the evolutionary technical landscape for the MTF suite of solutions.Work collaboratively with executive teams such as Risk and Compliance around strategic planning and management of the technical strategy alongside regulatory oversight.Constantly evaluate technical performance, operational efficiency and scalable frameworks.
EDUCATION
University of Essex
B.Sc Hons in Physics, Electronics and Laser Applications
The University of Sheffield
M Sc, Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT DECLAN KILCLINE
I’m a technology leader with 20+ years of experience in financial services, currently serving as Chief Technology Officer focused on fixed income trading platforms used by global institutional clients.I lead a distributed team of 100+ software engineers, quality control professionals, and Site Reliability Engineers across New York, London, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt. Together, we build and operate high-performance, mission-critical trading systems that support the demands of modern fixed income markets.Over the course of my career, I’ve led the delivery of several high-profile regulatory and market structure initiatives, including:* SEF (October 2013) – electronic trading under the Dodd-Frank framework * MTF UK (October 2016) – regulated multilateral trading capabilities in the UK * MiFID II (January 2019) – transparency, reporting, and market structure reforms across Europe : MTF EU (January 2019) – regulated trading capabilities aligned with MiFID II * DORA (January 2025) – digital operational resilience across systems, governance, and third-party risk managementCollaborating closely across technology, business, and regulation, I work with sales, legal, compliance, and senior business stakeholders to ensure our platforms deliver solutions while responding to evolving regulatory requirements.Currently focused on operational resilience, cybersecurity strategy, and long-term platform evolution.Specialties: Fixed Income product development, Strategic Planning, Hiring Initiatives Development of Leadership and Mentorship programs, Risk Management, Team Building, SRE alignment and Stress and Test Harness Development.
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