WorldOne hires Richard Hall as COO

Hall was a co-founder and COO of financial information business Mergermarket, which was bought by Pearson in 2006. He previously worked for venture capital firm Spark.

Peter Kirk, CEO of WorldOne, said: “Hall is an experienced COO who possesses a tremendous wealth of knowledge and experience within a dynamic and fast-growing business environment.”

WorldOne has more than 250 employees, with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, and Brazil.