Libra, Robinhood, IG Group and Binance Hire: Executives on the Move

Here are the latest highlights of the industry’s executives taking up new roles:

HSBC Chief Legal Officer Stuart Levey Namend Libra First CEO

Levey served at the US Department of the Treasury within its terrorism and financial intelligence prior to joining HSBC in 2012.

Read more on the Libra appointment here.

IG Group Appoints Charlie Rozes as CFO

Rozes will take up his new role on June 1 this year and replace CFO Paul Mainwaring.

Read more on the IG Group appointment here.

Christopher Dudley Joins Siege FX

He was a Global FX Core Business Manager at Bloomberg before.

Read more on the Siege FX appointment here.

Virtu Appoints Molluso and Fairclough as Co-Presidents

Molluso had served as CFO at the firm for four years earlier in his career. Fairclough and Molluso, as well as Steve Cavoli, Global Head of Execution Execution Execution is the process during which a client submits an order to the brokerage, which consequently executes it resulting in an open position in a given asset. The execution of the order occurs only when it is filled. There is typically a time delay between the placement of the order and the execution which is called latency.In the retail FX space, reliable brokers always strive to deliver best execution to their clients in order to maintain a solid business relationship with them. This is a co Execution is the process during which a client submits an order to the brokerage, which consequently executes it resulting in an open position in a given asset. The execution of the order occurs only when it is filled. There is typically a time delay between the placement of the order and the execution which is called latency.In the retail FX space, reliable brokers always strive to deliver best execution to their clients in order to maintain a solid business relationship with them. This is a co Read this Term Services at the company, will report directly to Virtu’s CEO, Douglas Cifu.

Read more on the Virtu appointments here.

Dan Gallagher Joins Robinhood as Chief Legal Officer

Gallagher is Robinhood Board Member and former SEC Commissioner.

Read more on the Robinhood appointment here.

FX Veteran Brian Ager Joins BTIG

He held senior roles at Rosenthal Collins Group, RBC, and Citi before joining the US-based brokerage firm.

Read more on the BTIG appointment here.

Binance Onboards Teana Baker-Taylor to Push European Expansion

Baker-Taylor will develop the cryptocurrency 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’s presence in the UK and its further European expansion. She will also focus on government relations and work with regulatory bodies to develop and implement best practices and policies to support compliant operations.

Read more on the Binance appointment here.

HKEX CEO Charles Li Will Not Seek Re-Election

Li’s current contract is set to expire in October of 2021. According to HKEX, he has confirmed that he will be fully committed to continuing to lead the company until the end of his contract, which may end earlier if a successor is appointed before October of next year.

Read more on the HKEX news here.