Category: Executives

Saxo Markets UK hires Simon O’Malley as new CFO
May 20, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Saxo Markets UK hires Simon O’Malley as new CFO

O’Malley, commented: With a record number of new active clients onboarded during 2020 it’s an exciting time to be joining Saxo Markets, as a leading online investment and trading community. I look forward to working with the team to support its rapid growth and help the business realise its ambitions. His new role will have…

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CLS
May 20, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CLS appoints Gottfried Leibbrandt and Shuta Okawara to its board of directors

Currently, Shuta Okawara works as Managing Director and Head of the Transactions Services Division of MUFG Bank. His career has been mainly focused on extensively around custody and clearing. Okawara has been engaged with most settlement systems reform initiatives that have led to mitigating settlement risks and standardizing securities and currencies settlement processes as we…

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Alpha FX appoints Vijay Thakrar to its Board
May 19, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Alpha FX appoints Vijay Thakrar to its Board

Currently, Thakrar serves as Non-Executive Director at Treatt plc, The Alumasc Group plc, Sanderson Design Group plc and RSM UK. With his new appointment, he will become Chair of the Group's Audit Committee and serve as a member of the Remuneration and Nominations committees. Accordingly, the Group’s Audit Committee consists of Vijay Thakrar (Chair), Clive…

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oneZero names Marc Reider as Director of Hub Product Management
May 18, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Marc Reider joins oneZero as Director of Hub Product Management

Reider also spent 15 years at Credit Suisse, where he served as Director of Foreign Exchange IT and developed FX systems for cash and derivatives for risk management, transactions processing and e-commerce. Reider holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles. Andrew Ralich, Co-Founder and CEO of oneZero said: Marc’s background…

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Victoria Newman appointed latest Future Director, NZX
May 17, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Victoria Newman appointed Future Director at NZX

James Miller, NZX Chair, commented: We see our participation and support for the Future Directors Programme, alongside other leading Kiwi companies, as important to growing the size and depth of the pool of directors we have available in New Zealand. Newman brings a wealth of diverse private and public-sector experience from Australia, New Zealand, and…

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Plus500
May 13, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Plus500 shareholders approve Jacob Frenkel as Chair of the Board

Frenkel is a veteran in the field with more than 40 years in global macroeconomics. He has built a significant experience in leading and advising a number of high profile multi-national financial institutions. Most recently, Frenkel served as Chairman of JPMorgan Chase International, between 2009 and 2020. He was also Chairman of the Board of…

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