Category: Executives

Mohamed Hassan JFD Brokers
September 11, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

JFD Brokers plans EU, Africa and Asia expansion as it promotes Mohamed Hassan to head Bus Dev

CySEC regulated retail forex and CFDs broker JFD Brokers announced that it has promoted Mohamed Hassan to Chief Business Development Officer, in charge of expanding markets, as JFD reaches out to international audiences across the globe. As he joins the Executive board, Hassan’s focus will be to lead the international growth of JFD into several regions including…

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Board of Directors
September 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

The World Federation of Exchanges elects eight Board Directors

At the 57th General Assembly in Bangkok today, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, elected eight Directors of the Board.​ The Directors of the Board are as follows: Chairman Wu Qing, Shanghai Stock Exchange - Chairman, WFE (1-year term) Mr Gilson Finkelsztain, CEO,…

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September 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Huntington Bancshares names Jana Litsey as New General Counsel

American bank holding company Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN) today announced that Jana Litsey is joining the company as general counsel, following the retirement of Richard "Dick" Cheap at the end of the year after 19 years of service to the Bank, all as general counsel. Litsey, an industry veteran, will join Huntington from Bank…

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September 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Visa appoints former Bank of England executive Charlotte Hogg as CEO of European Operations

Multinational financial services corporation Visa (NYSE:V) announced today it has appointed Charlotte Hogg as the new executive vice president and chief executive officer for its European operations, effective October 1, 2017. Ms. Hogg will report to Visa’s chief executive officer, Al Kelly, and Visa Europe Limited (VEL) board chairman, Gary Hoffman. Ms. Hogg will join the…

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NZX Carbon Fund (CO2)
September 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NZX appoints Joanna Lawn as Head of Listings

The NZX Ltd (NZE:NZX) just announced the appointment of Joanna Lawn as Head of Listings, effective Monday 18 September 2017. Lawn will be based in NZX’s Auckland office. Enhancing customer service and better promoting the benefits of listing is a core focus for NZX, and Joanna Lawn is well placed to lead the organisation’s listing team,…

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CFTC offices
September 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Rostin Behnam sworn in as a Commissioner of the CFTC

Rostin Behnam was officially sworn in to serve as a Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal agency that oversees the commodity futures, options and swaps industry. He was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 3. His term expires in June 2021. I am honored to join the Commission…

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Rowena Harris-Doughty Monex
September 01, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Turkish owned FX broker Destek hires Rowena Harris-Doughty and Heiko Mueller ahead of UK push

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated Retail FX and CFDs broker Destek Markets has made some additions to its senior management team, ahead of a big planned launch of operations later this year. Destek has hired Rowena Harris-Doughty (pictured above) as its new Marketing Director. Ms. Harris-Doughty joins Destek from London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG),…

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Board of Directors
September 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC Chairman Clayton names executive staff

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that John Cook, Jeffrey Dinwoodie, Raquel Fox, Kristina Littman, Alan Cohen, Christopher Carofine, and Shelby Begany Telle have been named to the executive staff of Chairman Jay Clayton. These executive staff members will advise Chairman Clayton alongside Chief of Staff Lucas Moskowitz, Deputy Chief of Staff Sean Memon,…

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Board of Directors
September 01, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

OSC announces Investment Funds Product Advisory committee members

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced today the members of the Investment Funds Products Advisory Committee (IFPAC) for the 2017-2019 term. The IFPAC advises OSC staff on product developments and innovations in the investment funds and structured products industry, and provides feedback on policy and rule-making initiatives. The Committee typically meets four times a…

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