Beeks Financial Cloud Appoints Fraser McDonald as CFO
- The low-latency provider announced the retirement of outgoing CFO Simon Goulding in September

Beeks Financial Cloud Cloud The cloud or cloud computing helps provides data and applications that can be accessed from nearly any location in the world so long as a stable Internet connection exists. Categorized into three cloud services, cloud computing is segmented into Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS). In terms of trading, the versatility of the cloud service allows retail traders the ability to test out new trading strategies, backtest pre-existing concepts performing run time series analysis (or trend analysis), and execute trades in real-time.Advantages of Cloud Computing in TradingAn advantage that stems from cloud computing would be that entities don’t need to construct a data center infrastructure themselves.Instead, entities can conduct trials and perform refinements, and should no solutions pan out then the cloud may be shut down while the payment terminated at the same time. This methodology of renting virtual space and time in cloud tends to be far more appealing than the costs, time, and resources required with constructing hardware and software infrastructures.These also happen to be the exact concept used in SaaS with trading related software.While executing trades via the cloud is an important capability to keep intact, most retail traders are drawn to the cloud for the research, backtesting, and analytics advantages that stem from using the cloud. In forex, traders that use Expert Advisors (EAs) and automated trading software are uploading their solutions onto a broker’s cloud account. The cloud is an ecosystem for multiple industries, sectors, and niches. Its versatility has not been peaked while in trading many retail traders are transitioning to cloud computing as a means to reduce expenditures, optimize efficiency, and maximize available resources. The cloud or cloud computing helps provides data and applications that can be accessed from nearly any location in the world so long as a stable Internet connection exists. Categorized into three cloud services, cloud computing is segmented into Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS). In terms of trading, the versatility of the cloud service allows retail traders the ability to test out new trading strategies, backtest pre-existing concepts performing run time series analysis (or trend analysis), and execute trades in real-time.Advantages of Cloud Computing in TradingAn advantage that stems from cloud computing would be that entities don’t need to construct a data center infrastructure themselves.Instead, entities can conduct trials and perform refinements, and should no solutions pan out then the cloud may be shut down while the payment terminated at the same time. This methodology of renting virtual space and time in cloud tends to be far more appealing than the costs, time, and resources required with constructing hardware and software infrastructures.These also happen to be the exact concept used in SaaS with trading related software.While executing trades via the cloud is an important capability to keep intact, most retail traders are drawn to the cloud for the research, backtesting, and analytics advantages that stem from using the cloud. In forex, traders that use Expert Advisors (EAs) and automated trading software are uploading their solutions onto a broker’s cloud account. The cloud is an ecosystem for multiple industries, sectors, and niches. Its versatility has not been peaked while in trading many retail traders are transitioning to cloud computing as a means to reduce expenditures, optimize efficiency, and maximize available resources. Read this Term (Beeks), a low-latency service provider, made some changes to its executive team this Wednesday. Simon Goulding, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, has retired from his role and has been replaced by Fraser McDonald.
“We would like to thank Simon for his leadership of the finance team over the last few years,” said Beeks Financial Cloud Chairman Mark Cubitt in September. “And we are benefiting from the robust structures he has put in place.”
The announced changes were formally announced last month via the London Stock Exchange (LSE) but took place on Wednesday.
"Fraser contributed greatly to the success of the company's initial-public-offering last year,” said Cubitt. “We have been delighted with his contribution to the business since Beeks joined AIM.”
McDonald: helping Beeks Financial Cloud join the LSE's AIM
Beeks was listed on the AIM - a sub-market of the LSE - in November of last year. Then the company was valued at £24.5 million ($31.68 million).
McDonald, who helped facilitate that process, has been with the low-latency service provider for almost three years. According to information available on the new CFO’s LinkedIn profile, he has been with the firm since 2016, working as a Project Consultant.
He replaces an experienced financial professional in the shape of the aforementioned Goulding. Starting out with KPMG in the mid-1980s, Goulding has more than twenty years of experience in the financial services industry.
Since leaving KPMG in 1996, he has worked for a number of firms, including Arthur Andersen - the consulting arm of which is now Accenture. He also spent five years as Chief Operating Officer with Campbell Dallas, an accountancy firm.
He joined Beeks in 2012 as CFO and held that position continuously until this Wednesday. Alongside his role with the low-latency service provider, he has worked as a Finance Director at Tissue Solutions - a medical company.
Beeks Financial Cloud Cloud The cloud or cloud computing helps provides data and applications that can be accessed from nearly any location in the world so long as a stable Internet connection exists. Categorized into three cloud services, cloud computing is segmented into Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS). In terms of trading, the versatility of the cloud service allows retail traders the ability to test out new trading strategies, backtest pre-existing concepts performing run time series analysis (or trend analysis), and execute trades in real-time.Advantages of Cloud Computing in TradingAn advantage that stems from cloud computing would be that entities don’t need to construct a data center infrastructure themselves.Instead, entities can conduct trials and perform refinements, and should no solutions pan out then the cloud may be shut down while the payment terminated at the same time. This methodology of renting virtual space and time in cloud tends to be far more appealing than the costs, time, and resources required with constructing hardware and software infrastructures.These also happen to be the exact concept used in SaaS with trading related software.While executing trades via the cloud is an important capability to keep intact, most retail traders are drawn to the cloud for the research, backtesting, and analytics advantages that stem from using the cloud. In forex, traders that use Expert Advisors (EAs) and automated trading software are uploading their solutions onto a broker’s cloud account. The cloud is an ecosystem for multiple industries, sectors, and niches. Its versatility has not been peaked while in trading many retail traders are transitioning to cloud computing as a means to reduce expenditures, optimize efficiency, and maximize available resources. The cloud or cloud computing helps provides data and applications that can be accessed from nearly any location in the world so long as a stable Internet connection exists. Categorized into three cloud services, cloud computing is segmented into Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS). In terms of trading, the versatility of the cloud service allows retail traders the ability to test out new trading strategies, backtest pre-existing concepts performing run time series analysis (or trend analysis), and execute trades in real-time.Advantages of Cloud Computing in TradingAn advantage that stems from cloud computing would be that entities don’t need to construct a data center infrastructure themselves.Instead, entities can conduct trials and perform refinements, and should no solutions pan out then the cloud may be shut down while the payment terminated at the same time. This methodology of renting virtual space and time in cloud tends to be far more appealing than the costs, time, and resources required with constructing hardware and software infrastructures.These also happen to be the exact concept used in SaaS with trading related software.While executing trades via the cloud is an important capability to keep intact, most retail traders are drawn to the cloud for the research, backtesting, and analytics advantages that stem from using the cloud. In forex, traders that use Expert Advisors (EAs) and automated trading software are uploading their solutions onto a broker’s cloud account. The cloud is an ecosystem for multiple industries, sectors, and niches. Its versatility has not been peaked while in trading many retail traders are transitioning to cloud computing as a means to reduce expenditures, optimize efficiency, and maximize available resources. Read this Term (Beeks), a low-latency service provider, made some changes to its executive team this Wednesday. Simon Goulding, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, has retired from his role and has been replaced by Fraser McDonald.
“We would like to thank Simon for his leadership of the finance team over the last few years,” said Beeks Financial Cloud Chairman Mark Cubitt in September. “And we are benefiting from the robust structures he has put in place.”
The announced changes were formally announced last month via the London Stock Exchange (LSE) but took place on Wednesday.
"Fraser contributed greatly to the success of the company's initial-public-offering last year,” said Cubitt. “We have been delighted with his contribution to the business since Beeks joined AIM.”
McDonald: helping Beeks Financial Cloud join the LSE's AIM
Beeks was listed on the AIM - a sub-market of the LSE - in November of last year. Then the company was valued at £24.5 million ($31.68 million).
McDonald, who helped facilitate that process, has been with the low-latency service provider for almost three years. According to information available on the new CFO’s LinkedIn profile, he has been with the firm since 2016, working as a Project Consultant.
He replaces an experienced financial professional in the shape of the aforementioned Goulding. Starting out with KPMG in the mid-1980s, Goulding has more than twenty years of experience in the financial services industry.
Since leaving KPMG in 1996, he has worked for a number of firms, including Arthur Andersen - the consulting arm of which is now Accenture. He also spent five years as Chief Operating Officer with Campbell Dallas, an accountancy firm.
He joined Beeks in 2012 as CFO and held that position continuously until this Wednesday. Alongside his role with the low-latency service provider, he has worked as a Finance Director at Tissue Solutions - a medical company.