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Tradeweb co-founder Lee Olesky retires as board chair

Olesky will be succeeded by Jacques Aigrain, who has been a Tradeweb board member since 2022

Lee Olesky co-founded Tradeweb with Jim Toffey in 1996

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Tradeweb co-founder Lee Olesky is set to retire as chair of the over-the-counter trading platform at the end of June.

Olesky, who was also the chief executive until he stepped down in December 2022, co-founded the firm in 1996 with Jim Toffey.

Tradeweb was one of the first electronic venues for trading bonds, becoming one of the largest platforms...