The Australia-headquartered broker, IC Markets has strengthened its executive position with the recent hiring of Andreas Skianis as the Global Head of Partners.
Skianis has already joined the company in the new role this month and is based in Limassol, Cyprus, according to his LinkedIn profile.
"I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Head of Partners at ICMarkets,” he wrote in a LinkedIn post.
Skianis has extensive experience working with forex and contracts for differences (CFDs) brokers. He has worked for several brokerage brands in his professional career.
Before joining IC Markets, he was with IronFX for a short tenure of six months. There, he was the Head Of Business Development and oversaw two emerging markets, Asia and Africa. In addition, he had another short four-month stint with M4Markets, an offshore broker, as the Global Business Development Manager.
Skianis entered the financial services industry in February 2015 with his role at HotForex. He joined the brokerage in a role related to Partnership Sales and Business Development and was later promoted to the Head of Asia Business Development. He spent almost seven years with that broker.
A Major Broker Brand
IC Markets is one of the major brands in retail forex and CFDs trading. It is headquartered in Australia and is locally licensed by ASIC . However, the broker has a significant global presence. It operates in Europe with a license from the financial market regulator in Cyprus and holds licenses in Seychelles and the Bahamas.
Moreover, the broker is aggressively promoting its services in the European markets and inked sponsorship deals with several football clubs in the continent last year. Furthermore, it became a Financial Commission member last year to enhance the client protection and dispute resolution measures.
