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Octaura Appoints Kimeia Vu as Chief People Officer

Senior executive joins electronic trading platform to lead its People function and support quickly growing teams.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Octaura, the electronic trading platform for syndicated loans, today announced the appointment of Kimeia Vu as Chief People Officer. Kimeia will oversee the company’s people strategy, which includes fostering an inclusive and dynamic culture with its recruitment and retention efforts and training initiatives.

Most recently, Kimeia led the Human Capital Management Practice at OPCO Advisory Inc., where she provided talent leadership for various capital market fintechs including Octaura. Kimeia has been instrumental in establishing Octaura’s organizational structure, people strategy and HR systems since the company’s formation in June 2022. She will continue to work closely with Octaura’s CEO, Brian Bejile, in creating a work environment where employees can thrive and feel integral to the success of the company and its clients.

“It is my pleasure to welcome Kimeia to our executive team,” said Octaura CEO, Brian Bejile. “Kimeia has been an exceptional leader and has valuable expertise in scaling high-growth startups as well as building transformative functions in larger organizations. Octaura would not be where it is today without her support.”

“I’m humbled to be leading such an important function at Octaura as we are positioning ourselves for rapid growth,” said Kimeia. “I’m excited about the vision Brian and the leadership team have already set around building a culture of innovation and delivering for our customers.”

Prior to joining Octaura, Kimeia held senior HR positions at Symphony Communications and REDI Global Technologies. Kimeia will continue to be based out of Octaura’s headquarters in New York and provide guidance at the executive level.

In recent weeks, Octaura executed initial syndicated loan trades. The company has plans to announce details of product launches for its trading, data and analytics solution this year.

About Octaura

Octaura is an industry-led electronic trading, data, and analytics solution for syndicated loans. Founded as an independent company in 2022, Octaura represents a significant milestone in the advancement of modernizing the syndicated loan and structured credit markets through common operational criteria, automation across pre and post-trade life cycles, improved ease in transactions and advanced data and analytics. To learn more, visit Octaura.com.

Contacts

Media Relations
Tyrene Frederick-Mack
Archie Group for Octaura
(917) 514-0156
tyrene.frederick-mack@archiegroup.com

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Contacts

Media Relations
Tyrene Frederick-Mack
Archie Group for Octaura
(917) 514-0156
tyrene.frederick-mack@archiegroup.com

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