Admirals Group Shuffles Board Structure, Ousts CRO from Management Board

Tuesday, 09/01/2024 | 06:53 GMT by Arnab Shome

Anton Tikhomirov has been moved from supervisory to management board.

Daniel Skowronski has been recalled from the management board.

Admirals Group AS, based in Estonia and operating as a forex and contracts for differences (CFDs) brokerage, recently made changes to its supervisory and management board structure, involving Anton Tikhomirov and Daniel Skowronski.

Changes in Admirals’ Board Structure

Tikhomirov, previously a member of the Admirals’ supervisory board, has been recalled from his position to join the management board, effective from 4 January 2024. Meanwhile, Skowronski, the Chief Revenue Officer at the brokerage group, has been recalled as a management board member.

Anton Tikhomirov, Management board member at Admirals Group AS — Anton Tikhomirov, Management Board Member at Admirals Group AS

In general, the members of the management board are responsible for managing the company and defining its strategic direction, whereas the supervisory board is tasked with the appointments and advice, along with some other monitoring of tasks. The shuffling at Admirals came as a decision of the supervisory board.

Apart from Tikhomirov, the other members of the Admirals’ management board are Sergei Bogatenkov, Andres Ioannou, and Andrey Koks. Additionally, the supervisory board members are Alexander Tsikhilov, Anatolii Mikhalchenko, Dmitri Lauš, and Priit Rohumaa.

Two Experiences Executives

Tikhomirov joined Admirals Markets Group in 2012 as the Regional Director for the LATAM region, a role he held for about six years, and developed business activities in Spain and Latin America. He was added to the supervisory board in January 2016 and has remained a part of it until now. Before joining the Estonia-based group, he was a General Director of the Russian subsidiary of Admirals for about four years, according to his LinkedIn profile. He started his career in 1999 at Russia-based UMIS.

Daniel Skowronski, the Chief Revenue Officer at Admirals — Daniel Skowronski, Chief Revenue Officer at Admirals

Meanwhile, Skowronski joined Admirals in May 2023. He was poached from SquaredFinancial, where he was an Executive Director and led sales development for the digital asset division. Previously, the veteran led two brokerages: OANDA as the CEO of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the CEO of Alpari’s UK operations.

Besides his roles in the forex and CFDs industry, Skowronski has broad experience working with big names in the financial services industry. He also worked at State Street, Key Corporate Bank, Bank of America, HSBC Global Banking and Markets, and Credit Suisse (now a part of UBS).