Saul Knapp has joined MAS Markets as Chief Risk Officer, marking a significant appointment for the London-based multi-asset liquidity provider as it continues to strengthen its leadership team and institutional market offering.
In his new role, Knapp is expected to oversee the company’s risk management framework, supporting governance, operational resilience, and regulatory alignment across MAS Markets’ institutional trading and liquidity services. His responsibilities will likely include managing risk controls, enhancing oversight processes, and supporting the firm’s continued expansion across global markets.
The appointment comes at a time when institutional clients are placing greater emphasis on transparency, robust risk management, and reliable trading infrastructure. As financial markets become increasingly complex, the role of Chief Risk Officer has become central to ensuring that firms maintain strong controls while supporting scalable growth.
Knapp’s move to MAS Markets highlights the company’s focus on strengthening senior leadership across key areas of the business. His position will be particularly important as the firm continues to serve brokers, hedge funds, family offices, professional traders, and institutional clients requiring multi-asset liquidity and technology-driven execution solutions.
Risk management remains a critical function for liquidity providers operating across foreign exchange, commodities, metals, indices, and other financial products. With Knapp joining the leadership team, MAS Markets is positioned to further enhance its internal governance, client confidence, and operational standards.
About MAS Markets
MAS Markets is an FCA-regulated multi-asset liquidity provider headquartered in the City of London. The company provides institutional trading and liquidity services to clients across more than 35 countries, serving professional traders, brokers, hedge funds, family offices, and other institutional market participants.
The firm was established to address structural gaps in institutional liquidity and was founded by Simon Blackledge, Rob Brown, and Lina Litvinovaite. MAS Markets focuses on delivering reliable multi-asset execution, bespoke liquidity solutions, and technology designed to support institutional trading needs.
Its services include liquidity and trading solutions across FX, commodities, metals, and indices, with an emphasis on regulatory oversight, tier-one partnerships, purpose-built technology, and client-focused execution. MAS Markets is part of the wider MAS Group, a global multi-asset financial markets organization focused on institutional trading, liquidity solutions, and funds management.
With Knapp’s appointment as Chief Risk Officer, MAS Markets is set to further reinforce its risk management capabilities and support its continued growth as an institutional liquidity and trading solutions provider.
