Vikesh Kotecha- Head of Asia Pacific Citadel Securities

Vikesh Kotecha joined Citadel Securities in 2024 from Millennium Management, where he served as Head of Asia Equities. He now leads the firm’s regional operations as Head of Asia Pacific, overseeing Citadel Securities’ continued growth and expansion across the region. In this role, he collaborates closely with leadership teams in both Asia Pacific and across global.

Vikesh brings over a decade of leadership experience in equities and derivatives markets across Asia. From 2017 to 2020, he served as Managing Director and Head of Derivatives, Asia at UBS. Prior to that, he was Head of Equities, Asia at Barclays from 2010 to 2017, and worked at Lehman Brothers in 2004.

Vikesh holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics, and an MSc in Mathematical Trading and Financial Engineering from Cass Business School in London.