Category: Executives

OANDA hires John Farda
August 03, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

OANDA hires John Farda as managing director, North America

David Hodge, Chief Revenue Officer with OANDA, said: We’re delighted to welcome John to the OANDA team. His extensive experience in the electronic trading sector will enable the firm to further transform our operation in North America, driving company growth and strengthening our reputation in the region. Farda commented: Backed by our institutional-grade multi-asset platform…

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August 03, 2021 BY Alan Sayer

SWIFT hires tech industry veteran Cheri McGuire as its new CTO

As well as taking on the new role as SWIFT CTO, McGuire will also continue to hold posts with other institutions. These are mainly linked to the realm of cybersecurity. She comes with a high level of prestige as her previous role was as the Group Chief Information Security Officer at Standard Chartered Bank. Perhaps…

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equiti capital hires paul webb
July 29, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Equiti Capital hires Paul Webb as COO

Iskandar Najjar, Equiti Group CEO and Equiti Capital UK Director, said: We are very pleased to have Paul join the executive leadership team of Equiti Capital UK in the critical role of Chief Operating Officer as well as leading Equiti Group’s front office trading activities. Paul brings extensive industry experience and proven excellence in risk…

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OANDA
July 27, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Philip Holemans joins OANDA as Chief Financial Officer

Holemans has accumulated almost 20 years of experience in the financial services sector. Perhaps he is best known for his longstanding career at GE Capital, where he held CFO roles in the Benelux, Germany and Czechia. After he left GE, he became CFO and Vice Chairman of the Board with Moneta Money Bank, which is…

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LCH
July 22, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Rohit Verma joins LCH as Head of Asia Pacific

Isabelle Girolami, CEO, LCH Ltd, said: I am delighted to welcome Rohit to LCH to lead our team in Asia. Rohit has extensive experience of the derivatives markets in Asia and across the world. Asia Pacific is a region of strategic growth and importance for LCH and I look forward to working with him and…

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CFI's Mohamad Daher promoted to CEO of UK arm
July 21, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFI promotes Mohamad Daher to CEO of UK business

Mohamad Daher began his career as a Sales Trader at CFI Lebanon. He quickly made his way to assistant CEO. He has years of experience in sales, risk management and regulatory expertise which resulted in his recommendation for the position of Chief Operating Officer of CFI UK. In that role, he played a major role…

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MarketAxess elects Charles Li to its Board of Directors
July 19, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

MarketAxess elects Charles Li to its Board of Directors

Li commented: Ever since my involvement with the launch of Bond Connect, I have closely followed the development of the leading global fixed income trading platforms, such as MarketAxess, and believe that they will play important roles in the internationalization of the Asian bond markets. I admire the impressive track record of MarketAxess and I…

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July 12, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

US banker Susan Skerrit joins IG Group as a non-exec director

IG Group Chairman, Mike McTighe, said: Following an extensive, externally facilitated search I am delighted to welcome Susan to the Board. She is an experienced Non-Executive Director and brings significant financial markets experience working with US-based companies and regulators, which will be highly valuable. Susan Skerrit commented: IG Group is an empowering and innovative company…

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