Category: Executives

Matthew Howard LiquidityBook
March 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

LiquidityBook hires Schneider Trading exec Matthew Howard as Head of APAC Client Service

SaaS-based buy and sell-side trading solutions provider LiquidityBook has announced the addition of Matthew Howard as Head of Asia-Pacific Client Service, to support the growth of its POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platform grows globally. Based in LiquidityBook's new London office, Matthew Howard will work alongside Nick Thompson, who joined the firm last year…

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Gain Capital forex.com
March 13, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Forex.com SVP of Strategy Alexis Webster departs GAIN Capital

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has seen the departure of longtime Forex.com strategy and operations officer Alexis Webster. The London based Mr. Webster had been with GAIN Capital for seven years, serving as Senior Vice President of both Strategy and Operations for the company. He was responsible for commercial strategy…

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Saxo Bank China
March 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Saxo Bank hires Commonwealth Bank's Vivienne Yu as CEO of Greater China

Copenhagen based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has announced the appointment of Vivienne Yu as CEO of Greater China, to further grow Saxo Bank’s retail and wholesale business in the strategically important region. As CEO of Greater China, Vivienne will assume overall responsibility for expanding Saxo Bank’s services and customer base and drive strategic business…

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Ariel Lao Saxo Bank marketing
March 09, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Saxo Bank Australia hires Ariel Lao from IG as Marketing Manager / CXO

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Saxo Capital Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd, the ASIC-licensed Australia arm of Copenhagen based multi-asset broker Saxo Bank, has hired Ariel Lao as its new Marketing Manager and Chief Experience Officer (CXO). Ms. Lao, a University of Melbourne graduate, joins Saxo Bank in Sydney from IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG), where she…

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female boss women bosses
March 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Companies appoint women for top roles to benefit from experience

The independent membership organisation, Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA), has announced that publicly quoted companies are actively looking to appoint women to top positions to achieve a better boardroom balance and address concerns about diversity in business, as indicated by its newest research. Among quoted companies that recruited for board positions in 2017, 40% explicitly sought out…

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Admiral Markets CEO Alexander Tsikhilov
March 08, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Admiral Markets Chairman Alexander Tsikhilov steps down from UK board

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Admiral Markets Group Chairman and controlling shareholder Alexander Tsikhilov has stepped down from the board of the company's London-based, FCA regulated subsidiary Admiral Markets UK Ltd. Dmitri Laus, Admiral Markets Group Supervisory Board Member and Co-owner provided the following comment on the matter to LeapRate: I can confirm that Alexander…

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Chris Weston Pepperstone
March 08, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Pepperstone hires noted IG Australia analyst Chris Weston

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that longtime IG Australia research analyst and market strategist Chris Weston is following in the footsteps of his former boss Tamas Szabo, and has agreed to join rival FX broker Pepperstone. As was exclusively reported by LeapRate back in October, Pepperstone hired Tamas Szabo, former Australia office head of UK online…

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Diego Rotsztain Gain Capital
February 27, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

GAIN Capital's Diego Rotsztain replaces IG-bound Thomas Leyhane on board of UK CFD and FX Association

Regulatory filings in the UK have disclosed that New York-based Diego Rotsztain (pictured above), EVP, Head of Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary at Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), has become GAIN Capital's representative on UK online trading industry body CFD & FX Association Limited. Mr. Rotsztain's appointment to the Association board effectively takes the place of Thomas…

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