Bobby Bhakar

Bobby Bhakar has extensive experience in the finance and aviation industries. Bobby is currently the Founding Director and CTO of flypop, a UK-based low-cost airline service that focuses on connecting London to second cities in India and eventually expanding to all South Asian countries and North America. Under their leadership, flypop follows an innovative "Social Capitalist" business model that prioritizes the well-being of customers, employees, management, and the environment.

Prior to their role at flypop, Bobby served as the Chief Technology Officer at Instimatch Global AG. During their tenure there from February 2019 to November 2020, they successfully built and relaunched the Instimatch AG Platform, a technology stack for a wholesale treasury market. This platform integrated with over 100 institutions globally.

Before joining Instimatch Global AG, Bobby worked at BGC Partners as the Global Product Strategy Manager. Bobby was responsible for leading the global business development and trading system design, focusing on strategy, marketing, and deployment of trading technology and logic across various financial products such as fixed income, derivatives, rates, FX, and NDFs. Before their role as the Global Product Strategy Manager, they served as the Head of Credit Index Trading at BGC Partners.

Prior to their time at BGC Partners, Bobby worked at Societe Generale as a Senior Eurobond and Derivatives Trader. Their responsibilities included fixed income and derivatives trading within the Eurozone, specifically focusing on bank capital, structured products, asset swaps, and fixed income instruments.

Bobby's career in finance began at PaineWebber, where they worked as a Fixed Income Trader. In this role, they traded various fixed income bonds and derivatives, including Eurobonds, government securities, futures, and FRNs. Bobby dealt with currencies such as euro, dollar, sterling, and emerging European currencies, and traded a range of investment-grade and high-yield debt instruments.

Overall, Bobby Bhakar's work experience showcases their expertise and leadership in the aviation and finance industries, particularly in roles involving technology, trading strategy, and business development.

Bobby Bhakar pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Reading from 1993 to 1996. No additional certifications were mentioned in the provided information.