Former ADSS CEO Philippe Ghanem Becomes Executive Chairman at SquaredFinancial
- The industry veteran and entrepreneur re-joins the Cyprus-based financial services firm this month

Philippe Ghanem, known as an innovator and visionary in global financial markets, has become Chairman at SquaredFinancial, according to market sources.
Ghanem co-founded the SquaredFinancial Group in 2005, building it into a well-respected investment and wealth management firm, before stepping back to set-up new ventures.
He is now re-joining as Executive Chairman to take the company through the next stage of its development.
Over a period of 20 years, Ghanem has developed and launched a number of retail and institutional trading firms, including Abu Dhabi-based financial brokerage ADSS, where was Vice Chairman and CEO. He left his role in 2019.
SquaredFinancial combines financial market expertise with dedicated customer support and offers traders and professional investors a flexible technology backed solution. The firm centers its offering around Metatrader 4.
Senior executives moving from ADSS to SquaredFinancial
Alongside Ghanem, other former ADSS executives have just recently taken up new roles at SquaredFinancial.
Husam Al Kurdi became CEO at the firm last month. He was Head of Product Management and Business Transformation at ADSS before.
In early April, Manie van Rooyen joined the company as COO. Van Rooyen previously worked as a Senior Director of Treasury and Operations at ADDS. He had spent almost nine years at the firm.
Wallis Saba, who was Group Head of Human Capital at ADSS, started serving as a Chief Human Resources Officer at Squared Financial in January this year.
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Philippe Ghanem, known as an innovator and visionary in global financial markets, has become Chairman at SquaredFinancial, according to market sources.
Ghanem co-founded the SquaredFinancial Group in 2005, building it into a well-respected investment and wealth management firm, before stepping back to set-up new ventures.
He is now re-joining as Executive Chairman to take the company through the next stage of its development.
Over a period of 20 years, Ghanem has developed and launched a number of retail and institutional trading firms, including Abu Dhabi-based financial brokerage ADSS, where was Vice Chairman and CEO. He left his role in 2019.
SquaredFinancial combines financial market expertise with dedicated customer support and offers traders and professional investors a flexible technology backed solution. The firm centers its offering around Metatrader 4.
Senior executives moving from ADSS to SquaredFinancial
Alongside Ghanem, other former ADSS executives have just recently taken up new roles at SquaredFinancial.
Husam Al Kurdi became CEO at the firm last month. He was Head of Product Management and Business Transformation at ADSS before.
In early April, Manie van Rooyen joined the company as COO. Van Rooyen previously worked as a Senior Director of Treasury and Operations at ADDS. He had spent almost nine years at the firm.
Wallis Saba, who was Group Head of Human Capital at ADSS, started serving as a Chief Human Resources Officer at Squared Financial in January this year.
SquaredFinancial is a trading name of Squared Financial (CY) Limited, fully licensed and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term Commission (CySEC CySEC The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is a financial regulatory authority of Cyprus. CySEC is one of the key watchdog authorities for brokerages in Europe, whose financial regulations and operations comply with the European MiFID financial harmonization law.Founded in 2001, CySEC is instrumental in providing licensing and registration for forex brokers and previously binary options providers.CySEC is responsible for a variety of different functions, which includes the supervision The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is a financial regulatory authority of Cyprus. CySEC is one of the key watchdog authorities for brokerages in Europe, whose financial regulations and operations comply with the European MiFID financial harmonization law.Founded in 2001, CySEC is instrumental in providing licensing and registration for forex brokers and previously binary options providers.CySEC is responsible for a variety of different functions, which includes the supervision Read this Term).