As we come towards the end of February, we see a slight drop in executives being recruited this week in the forex, crypto and fintech industries, which are in recovery from all of the turmoil in the market in recent months. Let’s review the executives that have taken on new roles and challenges in our executive moves roundup of the week.

Executive Moves of the Week

Ex-Citi FX Veteran Sandip Sen Joins DKK Partners to Advise Board

DKK Partners has announced its newest recruit, Sandip Sen, the former Managing Director of Citi FX, as the new Board Advisor. His main duties will be to focus on driving the company's growth.

Having held high-ranking positions at Citibank for nearly 30 years, Sen has been appointed to oversee DKK's expansion into international markets and support the development of the company's foreign exchange capabilities and services in emerging economies.

Find out more about Sandip Sen joining DKK Partners as a new Board Advisor.

Johan Koo Joins Invast Global as Head of Prime Services APAC

Invast Global has strengthened its executive team by appointing Johan Koo as the Director and Head of Prime Services APAC (which excludes Japan). He has already joined the company and is located in the Sydney offices.

His appointment was made when Invast had already added a number of industry experts to its Prime Services division. The company onboarded Andrew Bradshaw last September, who shares the position of Head of Prime Services. However, the company confirmed to Finance Magnates that Bradshaw’s role is centralised on hedge fund and family office business, while Koo will be working closely with the Prime Services team and broker clients in the APAC region.

Learn more about Invast Global onboarding Johan Koo as the new Head of Prime Services APAC.

FXPA Picks Chair and Vice from Euronext FX and State Street

The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) has elected new executives for its Officers and Board Members. The new leaders were chosen at the organization’s Annual Meeting held on February 14th, 2023, FXPA announced on Tuesday.

FXPA disclosed that Susan Daube has been named as its new Chair. Additionally, Dauber is the current Chairperson of Euronext Markets Singapore. She takes over the position from Chris Leonard-Appleton, the Head of FX Risk and Regulation at the London Stock Exchange Group, who was the Acting Chair. Another executive from Euronext FX, Kelvin Wolf, who held the position at an earlier time while Leonard-Appleton served as the Vice Chair.

Discover more about FXPA selecting Susan Dauber as its new Chair and Chip Lowry as its Vice Chair.

Angelos Christofi Leaves Conotoxia for Sales Director Role in NKB Solutions

NKB Solutions has appointed a long-time industry veteran Angelos Christofi as its new Sales Director. Christofi joins NKB Solutions from Conotoxia as its previous Head of Sales and Business Development.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Christofi's professional career began in the FX and contracts for difference industries in 2011 at FX Global Market, managing a sales team. In 2013, he repositioned as an Account Manager at IronFX for a short period of time and, in the same year, joined Xtrade Group as the Head of Retention, where he stayed for almost four years.

Read more about Angelos Christofi exiting from Conotoxia to join NKB Solutions as its new Sales Director.

Denis Golomedov Resigns as RoboMarkets' Chief Marketing Officer

Denis Golomedov has resigned from his position as the CMO of RoboMarkets after five and a half years. His LinkedIn profile states that he left the role last month.

Golomedov joined RoboMarkets in Cyprus in August 2017. He has been in charge of planning, development and execution of the retail forex and CFD broker’s marketing and advertising initiatives. However, the executive has taken up the position of Chief Marketing Officer at another undisclosed private company, according to his LinkedIn profile.

The executive carries more than two decades of industry experience in roles, such as marketing, business communication, technology strategy and web software development.

Find out more about the Chief Marketing Officer at RoboMarkets, Denis Golomedov resigning.

FXCM Taps Thomas Felber to Lead Product's Team

The Forex Capital Markets (FXCM) Group has onboarded Thomas Felber as its new Product Director. Felber joins FXCM from Smart Valor where he served as Chief Technology Officer.

According to his social media channels, Felber began his career in 2005 in the IT sector as the Senior IT Consultant at Reply. In 2011, he cofounded a software development company, Tekaris, which he left in 2015 to join Linde's BeeZero project as the CTO.

Learn more about Thomas Felber joining FXCM as its new Product Director.

Kohle Capital Markets Onboards Two Executives in Australia Office

Kohle Capital Markets has enhanced its workforce in the Australia office with its two latest hirings: Tim Waterer as the Chief Market Analyst and Jason Lau as the Country Manager for Australia.

The appointments were made as Kohle Capital Markets plans to expand its presence in the Southeast Asian markets. The broker launched its services in 2019 and presently offers retail trading services with a Mauritius license. On top of that, it holds an Australia Financial Services license. Last year, the broker onboarded Ryan Tsui as the Chief executive.

Discover more about Kohle hiring two new executives for the Australian office.

Ebury’s Maria Alberghini Joins GCEX as Sales Manager in Dubai

GCEX has hired Maria Alberghini as its Sales Manager in Dubai. She joins GCEX after serving for over a year at Ebury in Dubai.

GCEX disclosed Alberghini’s appointment on Thursday through LinkedIn. It mentioned that the executive will work closely with the current Managing Director of Dubai, Mehtap Önder on the company’s strategic growth plans.

With around a decade of sales and business development experience, Alberghini Before Ebury worked as a Global Business Development Executive at Limelight Networks between April 2019 and March 2021.

Read more about Maria Alberghini being onboarded by GCEX as the new Sales Manager in Dubai.

WH Selfinvest Hires FXFlat’s Raphaël Leblond as French Regional Manager

WH Selfinvest has appointed Raphaël Leblond to oversee the operations of its French-speaking markets from Paris, France, which includes the markets in France, Belgium and Switzerland.

On Thursday, WH Selfinvest announced Leblond’s appointment in a press statement shared with Finance Magnates. Leblond joins WH Selfinvest from FXFlat where he led the latter’s expansion into France for sixteen months, starting in October 2021. He brings over a decade of industry experience to the new role at WH Selfinvest.

Find out more about WH Selfinvest recruiting Raphaël Leblond as the French Regional Manager.