executive moves
Forex And CFD Veteran Louis Cooper Calls It Quits After 26 Years
- The executive retires from his current Chief Commercial Officer role and from the industry at the end of September.
- Cooper helped transform Axi from regional firm to global broker serving 100+ countries.
Monday, 22/09/2025 | 10:16 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Trading 212, PrimeXM, Eightcap, and More: Executive Moves of the Week
- This week, Hantec Markets named Michael Nichols as the CEO of its institutional division, Hantec Prime.
- Christina Barbash also moved from Regional Sales Manager to Chief Commercial Officer at PrimeXM.
Sunday, 21/09/2025 | 04:00 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Eightcap Names New Head of UK Trading Risk After Roles at CMC Markets, IG
- Neil Emmerson started at IG, working nearly 11 years as Senior Binary and Options Market Maker.
- Recently, Eightcap received a Dubai Category 5 licence to operate as an introducing broker.
Monday, 15/09/2025 | 11:45 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
DB Investing, Hantec Markets, XTB, and More: Executive Moves of the Week
- In the latest executive appointments in the CFD space, Kudotrade named Stathis Flangofas as its new Chief Financial Officer.
- Other changes include Hantec Markets’ promotion of Blessing Ishola to Nigeria General Manager.
Sunday, 14/09/2025 | 04:00 GMT by
Jared Kirui
XTB Loses AI Chief in Industry-Wide Brain Drain Battle
- The Polish broker may face a leadership gap following the departure of Tomasz Gawron for a research role.
- His exit highlights the broader industry's struggle to retain artificial intelligence expertise, including giants like HSBC and Goldman Sachs.
Tuesday, 09/09/2025 | 08:12 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
Traze, FYNXT, Valetax, and More: Executive Moves of the Week
- Among the latest executive moves, IG Group named Gavin Chia as the CEO of IG Singapore & Emerging Markets.
- Albert Soleiman, the former Chief Financial Officer of CMC Markets, joined a London-based digital firm, among other industry changes.
Sunday, 07/09/2025 | 04:00 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Fintech Veteran Simon Taylor Moves to Stripe-Backed Tempo to Focus on Blockchain Payments
- Simon Taylor steps back from Sardine but stays involved in Brainfood, Nerdcon, and Tokenized.
- He worked at Barclays for over three years in blockchain and mobile delivery roles.
Thursday, 04/09/2025 | 17:11 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
TakeProfitTrader Adds New Senior Leadership Hires
- The moves help strengthen global trader support and live-market program.
Tuesday, 02/09/2025 | 13:56 GMT by
FM
BaFin Pressure and Investor Disputes Drive N26 Joint CEO Valentin Stalf to Step Aside
- Talks between founders and investors involve giving up voting rights in exchange for lower returns.
- The firm was valued at €7.7 billion in 2021, with investors promised a 25% annualised return.
Tuesday, 19/08/2025 | 16:50 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
Equiti Shakes Up C-Suite, Names New CTO, CFO And Risk Chief
- Dubai-based broker promotes tech exec and taps two internal leaders for senior roles.
- The move comes after Yassin Mismar, SVP of Sales at Equiti Group, moved to the prop trading industry, joining FundingPips.
Tuesday, 12/08/2025 | 07:55 GMT by
Damian Chmiel
CFI, Saxo UK, Virtu Financial, and More: Executive Moves of the Week
- In a busy week for executive moves, Your Bourse Co-Founder Elina Pedersen stepped in as the new CEO.
- Neomarkets Group also has a new CEO from SquaredFinancial, among other leadership changes across the industry.
Sunday, 03/08/2025 | 04:00 GMT by
Jared Kirui
Virtu Financial Promotes CTO Aaron Simons to CEO; Reports Nearly $1 Billion Revenue in Q2
- Douglas Cifu will retire as CEO but continue as an advisor to Virtu.
- Simons joined Virtu in 2008 and led technology integration after the KCG and ITG acquisitions.
Wednesday, 30/07/2025 | 11:47 GMT by
Tareq Sikder
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