Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 12, 2000

Tomas Carruthers – Interactive Investor International Plc (iin.l)

TOMAS W. CARRUTHERS is the Chief Executive of Interactive Investor International Plc. Tomas is responsible for the strategic direction and general management of Interactive Investor International Plc and all operating companies. Tomas was educated at RGS Newcastle and Jesus College Cambridge, and in 1994 was one of the founders and Business Development Directors of Electronic Share Information Ltd, now the UK subsidiary of E*Trade. He subsequently launched the first source of real time prices for London equities and dealing systems on the internet in 1995, enabling internet trading in equities, unit trusts and traded options. In July 1997 Tomas founded Interactive Markets Ltd (now iii Markets) and in 1998 delivered a solution enabling the first straight- through net retail trading in London equities. In November 1998 Tomas was appointed Group Managing Director and in March 1999 was appointed Group CEO. In February 2000 he led the IPO of Interactive Investor International Plc. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a characterisation of the basic business

activities of Interactive Investor International?

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