Kira Financial Brokers has appointed Sophie Stabler as Head of Global Partnerships, adding an experienced executive to lead its introducing broker strategy. She joins the Dubai-based firm as it builds its presence across regulated CFD markets and expands its global partner network.

Focus on Introducing Broker Growth

In her new role, Stabler will manage relationships with introducing brokers across multiple regions. She will also work with business development teams to support partner acquisition Acquisition Acquisition means acquiring or taking possession or the securing of property, services, or abilities. To put it simply, it is the act or process of acquiring or gaining. You can acquire a work of art, you can acquire an ability such as speaking another language, you can acquire a business or shares in a company and you can acquire an accountant's service. For example, you can acquire a new car. In a broad sense, Acquisition can mean the act of taking ownership or possession of something. There Acquisition means acquiring or taking possession or the securing of property, services, or abilities. To put it simply, it is the act or process of acquiring or gaining. You can acquire a work of art, you can acquire an ability such as speaking another language, you can acquire a business or shares in a company and you can acquire an accountant's service. For example, you can acquire a new car. In a broad sense, Acquisition can mean the act of taking ownership or possession of something. There Read this Term and long-term growth.

The role places her at the center of Kira Financial’s efforts to grow its global distribution through IB channels, a key segment in the CFD brokerage model.

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Stabler brings more than ten years of experience in forex and CFD brokerage. She most recently worked as a Strategic Planning and Operations Advisor, where she supported regulated brokers on growth strategy and operational planning.

Background in Partnerships and Regional Expansion

Before that, she served as Chief Business Development Officer for MENA at FP Markets. In that role, she led partner acquisition and business development across the Middle East, GCC, and Africa.

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Earlier, she held a senior leadership position at IC Markets. There, she oversaw partnerships and helped build the broker’s Cyprus operations. Her responsibilities included licensing, human resources, and overall business performance.

She also held roles at Leverate and XM, where she focused on affiliate management and partnership development. Kira is a UAE-based multi-asset Multi-Asset Composed of varying asset classes, multi-asset is a blanket designation combining different classes such bonds, equities, cash equivalents, fixed income, and alternative investments.When compared to traditional balanced funds, multi-asset solutions differ because they target specific investment outcomes. This includes outcomes such as return above inflation as opposed to gauging performance against standardized benchmarks.Given the composition of multi-asset classes, they need to be dynamically Composed of varying asset classes, multi-asset is a blanket designation combining different classes such bonds, equities, cash equivalents, fixed income, and alternative investments.When compared to traditional balanced funds, multi-asset solutions differ because they target specific investment outcomes. This includes outcomes such as return above inflation as opposed to gauging performance against standardized benchmarks.Given the composition of multi-asset classes, they need to be dynamically Read this Term broker licensed by the Capital Market Authority. The company offers trading across forex, stocks, commodities, and futures.

Other Executive Moves Across the Industry

Other executive moves shaping the industry include Kenya-based Empire FXappointing Linda Nkatha Muriuki as Head of Sales. It marked its second senior hire from Pepperstone within a week. She joins from the rival broker, where she managed key client accounts and supported regional growth efforts.

Kirill Chernikov also returned to Spotware Systems as Chief of Staff, describing the move as a return to a key part of his fintech career. He said he is rejoining the cTrader ecosystem and continuing from where he left off. During his time away, Chernikov served as CEO of Markets CRM, where he helped build a platform tailored to CFD and FX brokers.