Category: Executives

VNX Exchange adds former CEO of Brussels Stock Exchange to the Board
August 29, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

VNX Exchange adds former CEO of Brussels Stock Exchange to the Board

VNX Exchange, the trading platform for tokenized venture capital assets, has announced a new addition to its Board of Directors, Dominique Valschaerts, former CEO of the Brussels Stock Exchange and former member of the Executive Committee of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. VNX is launching its project, a European digital asset marketplace aimed at bringing liquidity…

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CLS names PwC’s Duncan Barnard Chief Internal Auditor
August 28, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS names PwC’s Duncan Barnard Chief Internal Auditor

CLS, a market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, has just announced that Duncan Barnard has been appointed Chief Internal Auditor. Based in New York, Duncan Barnard is responsible for leading CLS’s audit activity globally. He reports to the Audit and Finance Committee of the CLS Board and to CEO David Puth. Barnard…

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Jamie Beadle Investoo
August 28, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FX affiliate Investoo adds Jamie Beadle as COO, James McCarthy as GC

Fast-growing FX and cryptocurrency affiliate company Investoo Group has continued to build its senior management team, announcing two more senior hires. Just a few days after we had reported that Investoo hired Worldpay VP James Beale as Chief Finance Officer, the company has announced the appointment of Jamie Beadle (pictured above) as Chief Operating Officer, and…

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Torstone Technology expands its London headquarters
August 24, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Chinese-owned UK Forex broker Global Markets Group hires Alex Iakobachvili as CEO

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated startup Retail FX brokerage Global Markets Group Limited has hired FX industry executive Alex Iakobachvili as the company's new Managing Director and CEO. Alex Iakobachvili joins Global Markets Group from Global Markets Index Limited (or GMI UK, despite the similar name no relationship to his new employer) where…

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Divisa Capital UK
August 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Michael Ayres named COO at Divisa Capital UK

New Divisa Capital UK CEO Brian Myers has brought on board another of his former lieutenants from GKFX, with the company naming Michael Ayres as Divisa UK's new COO. Michael Ayres had been Director of Operations at GKFX from October 2016 - March 2018, which basically matched Mr. Myers' tenure as GKFX CEO. The two…

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PurePoint Financial welcomes new Head of Client Services
August 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

PurePoint Financial welcomes new Head of Client Services

PurePoint Financial, a hybrid digital bank and division of MUFG Union Bank, N.A. has announced that Sandy Walia has joined as Head of Client Services. Sandy Walia oversees the Financial Center teams nationwide as well as the Client Support Center based in Little Rock, AK. She is based in Torrance, Calif. and reports to Pierre…

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Michael Bleys CFH
August 22, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

CFH Clearing hires Sucden executive Michael Bleys as VP Sales EMEA

Continuing a year-long hiring spree, FX liquidity and Prime of Prime solutions provider CFH Clearing has announced that it has bolstered its institutional sales team with the appointment of Michael Bleys as VP Sales (EMEA). Michael Bleys joins CFH from Sucden Financial, where he spent over five years in the firm’s e-FX division. His career…

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BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland
August 21, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Valutrades adds ODL Securities founder JohnPaul Thwaytes to its Board

FCA regulated Retail and Institutional FX and CFD brokerage Valutrades has announced the appointment of JohnPaul Thwaytes as Non Executive Director with immediate effect. JohnPaul is the last in a series of appointments to the board in recent months to support Valutrades' successful 730k FCA license and going forward will focus on independent governance of…

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IG Group office
August 21, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

IG Group adds Sally-Ann Hibberd and Jonathan Moulds to its Board of Directors

Leading UK online broker IG Group has announced that following a completed search and following receipt of relevant regulatory approvals, the Board has today agreed to appoint Sally-Ann Hibberd and Jonathan Moulds as additional Non-Executive Directors of the Company. The appointments will take effect on September 20, 2018 at the Board meeting immediately following the company's…

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