Now the heat is on in the second week of July, we witness a clear drop in new executive roles being onboarded and promoted in the forex, crypto and fintech industries this week. Let’s review the executives that have taken on new roles and challenges in our executive moves roundup of the week.

Executive Moves of the Week

Exness’ Executive Joins Finery Markets

Stanislav Bublik, the Head of Trading Products at Exness, has announced changing his current post to the Chief Product Officer in Finery Markets. In the past, Bublik worked, among others, for Sberbank, where he spent more than seven years. First, as a Senior Product Development Specialist and later as the Executive Director and the Head of Electronic Markets Distribution.

“I’m really happy to join Finery Markets as Chief Product Officer! It's great to be part of a strong and professional team and work on products that markets need now,” Bublik wrote on his LinkedIn profile.

CBDO Leaves M4Markets

In a separate LinkedIn update, Nick Jay, the Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO) at M4Markets has declared that he is leaving the company after almost three years. According to his post on social media, Jay is not joining a new company at the moment.

“Was amazing to join a clean and fresh brand almost 3 years ago and have the trust and chance to grow it and take it to where it is now,” Jay commented.

Before joining M4Markets, Jay served HotForex for almost five years as the Head of Partnerships and earlier at IronFX as the Global Sales Manager.

Exinity Onboards New Global Sales VP

Exinity, the FX/CFDs brokerage brand owned by Andrey Dashin, has hired Katina Messinis as the Vice President for Global Sales. Most recently, she worked at Exness as the Global Head of Premier Account Management.

Before Exness, Messinis spent roughly a couple of years at ZuluTrade and parted as the Acting Head of Institutional Sales. She also worked at PwC, Baker McKenzie, and several other companies.

"Exinity is a global fintech business, offering clients a unique and innovative range of trading and investment products. Together, we aim to help our clients achieve the financial independence they desire, and by doing so, give them the freedom to succeed," Messinis wrote in a social media post.

Scope Markets Strengths Business Development Team

Scope Markets, a brokerage brand owned by the Rostro Group, has hired Can Uyanik as a new Senior Business Development Manager. He was most recently the Country Manager of Spain at Trive, another FX/CFDs broker.

According to his Linkedin profile, Uyanik spent more than nine years at Trive (previously GKG) in the early years of his career. He started as a Technical Analyst at TeleTrade and later moved to Alpari as the Chief Analyst.

FX Sales Veteran Kevin Gillespie Joins Nomura’s Laser Digital

Kevin Gillespie, a longtime forex sales executive, has taken up a new role at the financial services company Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary, Laser Digital. The new role involves forex distribution, Gillespie announced today (Monday) on LinkedIn.

Nomura launched Laser Digital in September last year and incorporated the business in Switzerland. The new subsidiary focuses on secondary trading, venture capital and investor products.

Gillespie brings over 30 years of industry experience to the new role. In the past three decades, he has worked for companies, such as Spotex, Cobalt, BATS and Knight Capital Group.

Discover more about Kevin Gillespie, an FX sales veteran, joining the ranks of Laser Digital.

Spotware Systems Presents New CEO

Spotware Systems has announced that Ilia Iarovitcyn has been named as the company's new CEO. Iarovitcyn joined the team more than six years ago as a Business Analyst. Prior to that, he worked for MFX Broker, initially as a Technical Specialist and Dealer and later as the Head of the Technical Development Department and Chief Dealer.

His adventure in financial markets began at Grand Capital Ltd. where he was a Financial Advisor.

"I bring to the table over a decade of experience in Financial Technology. My track record includes more than 20 successful launches of diverse products and projects, which span the establishment of new trading platforms and information services," Iarovitcyn wrote on his LinkedIn profile.

XS.com Welcomes New Marketing Manager

XS.com announced today (Tuesday) that it has onboarded a new Marketing Manager for South Africa, Mabyanine Phiri.

"We are proud to be able to call you a member of the XS team," the company commented in the social media post.

In the past, Phiri worked for many forex and retail trading companies, starting his career in 2013. The list of companies he has worked with includes IB Central, FX Dream Team, Forbes Forex and Broker Solutions.

Monex Europe Enriches Team with Senior Hires

Monex Europe, a prominent corporate FX and hedging provider, has boosted its team by hiring two senior professionals. Michael Huggett, a veteran in financial markets, joins as the Senior Options Trader. Previously, he was the Director of UK Corporate Sales at HSBC Global Markets.

Chris Weeks, known for managing advanced hedging strategies, takes the Head of Options Sales position, moving from FX payments and risk management provider, Convera.

Wells Fargo Promotes Native American Banking Leader

Wells Fargo has promoted Dawson Her Many Horses, the head of Native American Banking, to Managing Director. Her Many Horses, an enrolled tribal member, is one of the first to attain this rank at a major US bank.

Wells Fargo, holding banking relationships with one-third of federally recognized tribes in the US, announced this promotion yesterday (Monday).

BTIG Appoints Thomas Roh to Head of Debt Capital Advisory Group

The investment banking company, BTIG has appointed Thomas Roh as the Managing Director to head its Debt Capital Advisory Group. Roh has over 25 years of experience in the consumer and commercial capital markets as well as asset securitization.

"We are pleased to welcome Roh to our Debt Capital Advisory team," commented Scott Kovalik, the Co-Founder and CEO of BTIG. "We are confident that his acumen will support the group's focus on originating, executing, and closing transactions for corporate issuers and financial sponsors while offering them the highest level of client service and customized solutions."