ADS Securities London Appoints Chris Hansen as Non-Executive Director

London-based FX and CFDs brokerage ADS Securities London Limited, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based broker ADS Securities, has secured Chris Hansen as its newest non-executive director. He has joined the FCA-regulated firm’s board as an accomplished financial technology professional with senior level experience in financial services and technology, effective January 2017.

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This new appointment comes on the heels of the recent departure of the company's CEO James Watson, and as the broker has recently undergone a multitude of changes to its structure in order to help kindle growth whilst streamlining the operational efficiency of its overall company framework.

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Chris brings broad industry expertise and a robust track record of developing successful financial services and technology businesses in Europe. His career encompasses other senior roles including stints at JP Morgan and Dresdner Bank. Most recently, he worked at Deutsche Bank where he served as Managing Director, Global Head of OTC Clearing Clearing Clearing is a general term that simply means many different things depending on the subject and related industry. Most commonly, this refers to the reciprocal exchange between banks of checks and drafts, and the settlement of the differences, or the total of claims settled at a clearinghouse. In finance and banking, the word clearing has different meanings depending on the more specific business model. Moving checks from the bank where they were deposited to the bank on which they were drawn. Th Clearing is a general term that simply means many different things depending on the subject and related industry. Most commonly, this refers to the reciprocal exchange between banks of checks and drafts, and the settlement of the differences, or the total of claims settled at a clearinghouse. In finance and banking, the word clearing has different meanings depending on the more specific business model. Moving checks from the bank where they were deposited to the bank on which they were drawn. Th Read this Term Sales and European Head-Listed Derivative Sales, overseeing the complete ground-up build of regulatory compliant OTC clearing, collateral and trade reporting services.