--- title: Octaura Expands Management Team, Appoints Cristina Kim as Chief Financial Officer description: Octaura, the leading electronic trading platform for syndicated loans and CLOs, today announced the appointment of Cristina Kim as Chief Financial Officer, expanding the firm’s leadership team. image: https://news.octaura.com/hubfs/Cristina%20Kim%20-%20585x390.png --- [![OCTAURA_HP_Logo2x](https://news.octaura.com/hs-fs/hubfs/OCTAURA_HP_Logo2x.png?width=340&height=67&name=OCTAURA_HP_Logo2x.png)](https://octaura.com/) - [Home](https://octaura.com) - Products ###### [Loan Trading](https://octaura.com/loan-trading/) [Octaura’s industry-led electronic market trading, data, and analytics solution for loans can be used to grow trading volumes, increase liquidity and remove the cumbersome barriers to entry that have kept many investors from transacting with confidence.](https://octaura.com/loan-trading/) ###### [![future-icon (1)-clo](https://news.octaura.com/hubfs/future-icon%20(1)-clo.svg) CLO Trading](https://www.octaura.com/clo-trading/) [Octaura is set to modernize and improve existing CLO trading protocols. 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At Octaura, she will be responsible for overseeing financial strategy and shaping the company’s growth agenda and market expansion following its $46.5M fundraise earlier this year.   Kim succeeds Jason Cohen, Octaura’s Chief Operating Officer, who previously held both roles. As the firm continues to expand, Cohen will focus on driving operational and strategic aspects aimed at optimizing this growth.  “Cristina’s deep market and investment expertise will be instrumental as we expand Octaura’s platform and partnerships, and continue to modernize loan and structured credit trading,” said **Brian Bejile, CEO of Octaura.** “Jason has done a great job guiding us through our recent funding round and positioning the firm for continued momentum. We are delighted to welcome Cristina to our leadership team.”  Before joining Octaura, Kim served as Managing Director in the Strategic Investments Group at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.**,** where she led global investment activity for the Corporate & Investment Bank. She played a leadership role in managing a diverse portfolio of fintech investments, helped launch consortium companies, and established firmwide governance standards for the bank’s strategic investments.  “I’m thrilled to join Octaura at such a pivotal moment,” said **Kim.** “I’ve always been passionate about companies that leverage technology to redefine how markets operate. Octaura’s mission to increase liquidity, transparency and efficiency in opaque markets resonate deeply with me, and I look forward to helping drive the company’s next phase of growth and innovation.”    **About Octaura**  Octaura is a provider of electronic trading, data, and analytics solutions for syndicated loans and CLOs. 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