# Brad Howell

> Brad Howell is the Singapore-based CEO, Asia Pacific at BGC Group. His career spans Australian rates broking, ICAP Australasia leadership and regional responsibilities at GFI and BGC. He also co-founded Market Rock, a nonprofit charity band night for financial-market professionals.

- **Role:** CEO, Asia Pacific at BGC Group
- **Organizations:** BGC Group, GFI Group, ICAP, Tullett Prebon / Prebon Yamane, Eurobrokers Australia, Market Rock Incorporated, Royal Far West
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business, finance and accounting, University of Technology Sydney, Master of Applied Finance, financial markets, Macquarie University, National University of Singapore
- **Known for:** Co-founded Market Rock, whose published history reports more than 800 industry attendees and over $1 million raised for charity; these are undated historical figures., Advanced from Australian swaps-desk leadership to ICAP Australasia CEO and Asia-Pacific executive roles., Represented GFI’s regional leadership at its 2019 Tokyo office reopening.

## Career timeline

- **1992** — Begins his interdealer broking career.
- **2000** — Co-founds Market Rock with Jason Howell and Victor Gugger; year follows the event’s own history.
- **2003** — Heads Treasury and AUD Products desks at Prebon Yamane.
- **2010-10** — Appointed CEO of ICAP Australasia.
- **2012-2014** — Serves on Royal Far West’s fundraising committee.
- **2017** — Also appointed ICAP Head of Global Broking, Asia Pacific; signs with GFI in September and gives ICAP notice.
- **2018-03** — Begins employment with GFI after the six-month notice period.
- **2019-11** — As GFI Asia Pacific CEO, announces long-term commitment to Japan as GFI reopens its Tokyo office.
- **2020** — Equilar’s GFI executive biography dates his additional BGC regional responsibilities to 2020.
- **2022-07** — Quoted as BGC Asia-Pacific CEO on an intermediated CME Bitcoin-options block trade between Cumberland and Goldman Sachs.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Market Rock, whose published history reports more than 800 industry attendees and over $1 million raised for charity; these are undated historical figures.
- Advanced from Australian swaps-desk leadership to ICAP Australasia CEO and Asia-Pacific executive roles.
- Represented GFI’s regional leadership at its 2019 Tokyo office reopening.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — At research time, BGC’s Singapore and Tokyo office pages list Howell as CEO, BGC Group, APAC; this is verification of a current listing, not an appointment announcement.
- **2022-07** — BGC announced the Asian intermediated CME Bitcoin-options block trade involving GFI, Cumberland and Goldman Sachs, with a statement from Howell.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradmhowell

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Last updated: 2026-10-22