Now halfway through June 2023, there has been more development in the number of reported executives and leaders recruited this week in the forex, crypto and fintech industries. Let’s take a look at the executives that have taken on new positions and experiences in our executive moves roundup of the week.

Executive Moves of the Week

Admirals Hires SquaredFinancial’s Daniel Skowronski as Revenue Chief

Admirals, an FX/CFDs brokerage, has appointed Daniel Skowronski as its Chief Revenue Officer. Skowronski has been leading the sales development for the digital asset division of SquaredFinancial Group over the past year and a half.

Admirals announced Skowronski’s appointment today (Thursday), noting that the executive has been charged with driving its revenue growth and leading its global business development efforts. The veteran previously led two brokerages as the CEO of OANDA in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and at Alpari in the UK.

Discover more about Daniel Skowronski's appointment as Chief Revenue Officer at Admirals.

New Directors Join StrikeX Technologies

StrikeX Technologies Ltd. welcomes Laurence Booth and Simon Campbell from CMC Markets Plc to its Board of Directors. Booth has two decades of experience in managing execution services across multiple asset classes and geographies. Campbell, the Group Head of Trading at CMC Markets, brings a wealth of experience poised to drive StrikeX's continued growth.

Prior to joining CMC, Booth held senior roles with several major investment banks, while Campbell boasts a strong background in quantitative finance.

Porat Group Names Idan Ron as New CEO

Tel Aviv’s Porat Group, a legal services and business consultancy firm, has brought in Idan Ron as the new Chief Executive Officer, who has already assumed the apex role.

Ron brings extensive legal and management experience to his new top role. Before joining Porat Group, he led Sigmoid Research Technologies as the Chief Executive for over two years. He was also the CEO of QBO Services, an Israeli software development firm.

Find out more about Porat Group onboarding Idan Ron as the new CEO.

Tools for Brokers Elevates APAC Sales Manager to Singapore Head

Tools for Brokers announced the appointment of Han Ong as the Head of its Singapore office, which was opened last year. The appointment came as a promotion after Ong joined the Singapore office as an Asia-Pacific Sales Manager last October.

In the new role, he will continue to work closely with the main regional stakeholders. Additionally, he will be responsible for developing and executing business growth strategies and building a strong team for the company.

Discover more about the promotion of Han Ong at Tools for Brokers, becoming the new Singapore Head.

Greg Leos Joins Yeeld's Advisory Board

Yeeld, a Chicago-based payments consulting company, recently welcomed Greg Leos, an experienced fintech executive, as an advisor and investor. Yeeld, founded by former Stripe employees Emily Tsitrian and Mira Boora, provides technical expertise and advisory services to businesses looking to integrate and upgrade their payments infrastructure.

Leos has over 20 years of experience in fintech, payments, and investment. He was the Chief Sales Officer for i2c, a global Banking as a Software (BaaS) fintech, and an investor at Propellant Ventures. His vast experience in building and scaling businesses makes him a valuable asset for Yeeld as the company grows its payments integration practice.

Raul Sanchis Fortea Joins Bloomberg

Raul Sanchis Fortea has left Vantage to join Bloomberg as the new EMEA Marketing Manager for Electronic Trading & Indices, based in London. He left Vantage after two years; he joined the broker as the UK Marketing Manager in July 2021; and he was promoted to the role of Senior Marketing Manager for the UK.

Previously, he was the Head of Marketing at Blackwell Global, an FX/CFDs broker. Further, he performed in marketing and sales-related roles in a number of other companies.

He is also a private equity investor in several fintech firms, including Wirex, Freetrade, Plum Fintech, Chip, and Paysend.

CMC Markets’ Head of Trading Joins StrikeX Board

Simon Campbell, who has been a part of CMC Markets for the past 17 years and is currently the Group Head of Trading, has joined the Board of StrikeX Technology as a Non-Executive Director. He will continue his role with CMC Markets.

The appointment came only a few days after CMC Markets revealed its investment into StrikeX, a customer-centric blockchain solutions business. The brokerage bought 33 percent of the blockchain company in a strategic investment.

Cboe Gets New Senior Leadership

Cboe Global Markets announced the appointment of five new senior executives: Megan Goett as the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer; Hatice Unal as the Senior Vice President of Infrastructure; Laura Fuson as the Vice President of Futures; Jodie Gunzberg as the Head of Strategic Partnerships; and Katherine Kirkpatrick as the Chief Legal Officer of Cboe Digital.

All of the five new high-ranking executives bring extensive knowledge from their respective fields.

“Megan, Hatice, Laura, Jodie, and Katherine are dynamic leaders who bring deep industry knowledge and expertise that will complement our world-class teams and help advance our mission of building trusted markets around the globe,” said Ed Tilly, the Chair and CEO at Cboe.

Israel Securities Authority Names New Chair

The Israel Securities Authority, which protects the interest of public investors, has appointed Seffy (Yosef) Zinger as the new Chairman. He replaced Anat Guetta, who completed his five-year tenure two months ago.

He will join the leadership of the Ministry of Finance, with a focus on making the capital market more sophisticated, developing new financial instruments to support the various branches of the economy, strengthening the stock exchange, reducing and consolidating regulation, and more.

Libertex Elevates New Chief Operating Officer in an Internal Promotion

Libertex has named Andrew Nikolaev as the new Chief Operating Officer. The appointment came as an internal promotion, and he is based in the Cyprus offices of the brokerage brand.

The promotion to one of the top executive roles came roughly 10 years after Nikolaev joined the brokerage. Before becoming the CCO, he held the position of General Manager of Europe for about six years, between November 2017 and June 2023.

Learn more about Andrew Nikolaev being elevated in rank to Chief Operating Officer at Libertex.

BidFX Hires eFX Expert as Sales Director

BidFX has appointed Eric Marfat as its new Sales Director, stationed at its London office. He joined the new role from Citi, where he was the Vice President of eFX Sales for almost seven years.

According to his Linkedin, he was the eFX Sales Vice President at BNP Paribas and eFX Sales Associate at Morgan Stanley. He started his career at JPMorgan Chase as an Analyst.

Former SEC Chief of Staff Joins Public

Public, a brokerage offering retail investments, announced hiring Prashant Yerramalli as the VP of Operations and Regulatory Affairs. Yerramalli previously served as the Chief of Staff for SEC's Chairman, Gary Gensler and was also one of Gensler's lead advisors.

He has been tasked to manage Public's overall risk profile and will provide strategic support to the legal and compliance teams in regulatory matters.

"Throughout my career, I have seen firsthand the power of new technologies on the financial markets and the transformation that can occur in people's lives by saving and investing for their futures," Yerramalli said.

CLS Adds Six New Board Directors

CLS, a provider of forex market settlement services, announced the appointment of six new board members: Debbie Chin from United Overseas Bank, Alberto Covin from UniCredit, Bruno d'llliers from BNP Paribas, Rodolphe Sahel from Société Générale, Jodi Schenck from Citibank, and Bhupesh Vora from Royal Bank of Canada.

All of these new appointments bring extensive financial industry knowledge to the table.

"Their extensive market infrastructure knowledge and leadership experience in financial markets will be invaluable, and we look forward to their contributions as we continue to develop CLS's services to solve the challenges facing the FX industry," said Gottfried Leibbrandt, Chair at CLS.

HSBC Promotes Lindsell as Global Head of Structured Finance

HSBC has promoted Victoria Lindsell as its Global Head of Structured Finance, according to an internal memo that was seen by the Financial News today (Monday).

Previously, Lindsell was the Head of Structured Finance for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at the London-headquartered banking giant. She joined HSBC from NatWest in 2005, and her previous employers include Guggenheim Partners.

She has experience leading the organization and structuring several high-level asset-backed facilities and has been instrumental in launching new products. Her promotion marks the most significant change in the leadership of HSBC.

Opensee Brings New COO

Opensee, a provider of data access and real-time analytics to financial institutions, announced Anne-Laure Delaplace as its new Chief Operating Officer to accelerate the growth.

Delaplace brings 15 years of finance and capital markets experience to the new role. Previously, she worked at SlimPay, Refinitiv, Thomson Reuters, BNP Paribas, and a few other firms.

“Common sense and collaboration are how I go about managing teams, and it’s how I’ll approach optimizing Opensee’s operational processes,” Delaplace said. “I’m very much looking forward to supporting the development of the team at such an exciting time for the company.”

UBS Changes Credit Suisse Leadership

Following the completion of the takeover of Credit Suisse, UBS confirmed changes to the executive board of Credit Suisse AG in an internal memo. Credit Suisse’s Chief Financial Officer, Dixit Joshi and the General Counsel, Markus Diethelm will leave the bank.

Also, there had been an array of new appointments as the two banks merged. The memo signed by Ulrich Koerner, the CEO of Credit Suisse, a UBS subsidiary, confirmed that Andre Helfenstein, the Head of Credit Suisse’s domestic business, will continue in the role.