Daniel Skowronski Selected as Managing Director of OANDA Europe
OANDA Corporation, a leading global forex service provider, has announced the recruitment of Daniel Skowronski

OANDA Corporation, a leading global forex service provider, has announced the recruitment of Daniel Skowronski as its newest Managing Director in London and lead strategist for OANDA Europe, according to an OANDA company statement.
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OANDAās executive shakeup has continued into 2014, following such earlier moves as twin appointments in China and in the Antipodean markets back in April. Mr. Skowronski joins the company after serving as the Chief Executive Office (CEO) of Alpari UK, along with more than two decades of experience in the financial services and forex industry. Mr. Skowronski has worked in such global hubs as New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Frankfurt and London, placing him in the epicenter of the financial universe and ideally suited to handle strategic operations for OANDA.
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According to Ed Eger, President and CEO, OANDA Corporation, in a recent statement on the appointment, āThere is strong growth potential for retail and institutional FX across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and with Danielās experience and vision, he will lead OANDAās offerings in those markets. With our companyās unique, technology- and customer-centric brand, OANDA is poised to deliver the best platform in the industry.ā
āIāve always been impressed by the quality of OANDAās overall heritage and brand; I firmly believe that OANDAās proprietary fxTrade and fxTrade Mobile platforms are the best choice for every trader. Iām excited for the opportunity to lead OANDAās growth in EMEA and to continue driving FX industry excellence with our award-winning technologies,ā added Skowronski in an accompanying statement.
Nice hire by OANDA. If they can balance the OANDA culture while allowing Skowronski to do what needs to be done on the business side, OANDA could really make a huge push in the industry as I believe they have the best trading platforms in the market.
Congrats on the new position. Can you please do something about OANDA’s leverage!!!!
Daniel, Congratulations and all the best.
Great hire by OANDA congratulations to both.
What happened at Alpari UK? Why the move to an MD position, and at a previous competitor?
CEO of Alpari UK and MD of OANDA EMEA is really the same thing. Remember Daniel wasn’t CEO of all of Alpari companies….I think OANDA is a better company from a brand pov
Amos,
U mess with leverage, u have no job at oanda!! I will recommend Danny not to mess with it.
OANDA is a great move for both Daniel and OANDA. Their brand is much better in fact I think they agave the potential to be the best if they can indeed fix things like leverage. FX trader you sound like an old school OANDA employee. The market is different, the traders are different, this industry is different. Change is a natural progression and it would seem with all the recent senior hires (two great ones in Ed and Daniel) change is definitely coming in a positive way for OANDA. I think you are the one who has to be careful… Read more »
Congratulations !