Lin Zheng has been appointed as the newest Managing Director of Greater China at Alpari, Finance Magnates has learned.

In his new role as Managing Director of Greater China at Alpari, Mr. Zheng will be based out of Shanghai, the role being tendered with immediate effect. The move is the latest in a series of positions in the foreign exchange (FX) industry that have seen him working in Shanghai over the past three years.

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Mr. Zheng joins Alpari’s Shanghai operations from Forex Club, where he served as its Head of Regional Sales for over two years. In this role, he helped oversee the group’s sales team performance, whilst establishing FX, binary options, and contracts-for-difference (CFD) training programs – additionally he also helped train Forex Club’s sales team.

In addition to this role, he also held several other positions at Forex Club, including stints as its VIP Account Manager and Senior Market Strategist in Shanghai, as well as Sales Manager and Senior Account Manager in the group’s US branch. Mr. Zheng began his career in FX at GAIN Capital as an Account Manager, which dates back to 2007, according to information made public on his Linkedin profile.