ACY Securities Names Ashley Jessen as its Head of Marketing

Australian-based foreign exchange (forex) broker ACY Securities continues to expand its team, this time securing Ashley Jessen as its Head of Marketing, Finance Magnates has learned.

Jessen joined the Aussie broker on September 2 this year. With his appointment, Jessen will now be looking after the broker’s marketing department, and Justin Pooni, who was the Head of Communications and Marketing for the firm, will now be focusing on the company’s communication.

As the Head of Marketing, Jessen will be in charge of developing the digital marketing strategy, building performance-based marketing campaigns, and identifying market opportunities, among other roles.

Speaking to Finance Magnates on his motivation to join ACY Securities, Jessen said: "The financial services industry around the world is moving faster than ever before, with technology playing a vital role in the growth. ACY Securities has a deep background in developing cutting edge technology, a unique perspective and a vision that quickly caught my attention."

"Not only is ACY Securities a global multi-asset broker but their future development plans are laser-focused on providing cutting-edge tools for the modern-day investor."

Ashley Jessen brings almost two decades of experience

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"ACY Securities is at an exciting point, and we wanted to secure Ashley's depth of experience in the financial services industry, to leverage the opportunities both locally and internationally, to help move our company forward,” added Jimmy Ye, ACY Securities Co-director.

Jessen joins the Aussie broker from Profile Booster, a company that specializes in creating and promoting authority content in the financial services sector, where he was the co-founder and CEO up until August of this year, his LinkedIn profile states.

During his career, among other roles, he has been the Director of Communications, Marketing and Daily Market Analysis at Invast Financial Services. In addition, he was also the Director of Capital CFDs, a company which is wholly owned by London Capital Group (LCG Markets). From April 2008 until May of 2010, Jessen worked in Sales & Marketing at MF Global.

ACY Securities continues hiring spree

At present, ACY Securities appears to be on a hiring spree. As Finance Magnates reported, the broker recently hired Justin Pooni, who initially joined the firm as the Head of Marketing and Communications in July. Now, he is the Head of Branding & Communications and will oversee the company’s global brand presence, communications, and PR.

In August, the company managed to recruit Russell Sandiford as its Chief Market Analyst. Sandiford joins the company with more than 16 years worth of experience in the global FX, indices, and commodities markets.