Category: Executives

FlexTrade adds Paul Beatty to team
September 04, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

GAIN Capital hires IG Group's Alex Howard as Managing Director, Asia Pacific

Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP) has just announced the appointment of Alex Howard as Managing Director, APAC (excluding China), effective September 3, 2018. In the newly created role, Alex Howard will be responsible for the overall strategic execution and performance of GAIN's retail business in Australia, Singapore, Japan and Southeast Asia. Mr. Howard will be…

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axicorp
September 03, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: AxiCorp hires Hannah Hill from GKFX to head EMEA Marketing

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Australia based Retail Forex group AxiCorp has hired experienced FX industry executive Hannah Hill in London, as the company's new Head of Brand and EMEA Marketing. AxiCorp runs the AxiTrader retail FX brand. The move to hire Ms. Hill comes just several weeks after AxiCorp expanded its presence in London…

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Conor ODriscoll FxPro
August 29, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FxPro looking for new UK office head as Conor O'Driscoll resigns

LeapRate has learned that Conor O'Driscoll, Deputy CEO and COO at FxPro UK, has departed the company, leading to an executive search to replace him. Mr. O'Driscoll was promoted to his position effectively heading the operations of Cyprus-based FxPro's FCA licensed business in London in early 2017, as was exclusively reported at the time on LeapRate. He…

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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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