Now finishing the month of May 2022 in the Forex, Crypto and Fintech universe, we still see no stability in the price of various crypto products with many prices still falling. Let’s review the executives that have taken on new roles and challenges in our executive moves roundup of the week.
JP Morgan Appoints New Global Head of Broker Relationship Management
Earlier this week, JP Morgan Asset Management made an announcement that Carissa Biggie was hired as Managing Director and Global Head of Broker Relationship Management. She will report to Kristian West, the Head of the company’s Investment Platform team.
As part of her responsibilities, Biggie will enhance relationships and partnerships with external counterparties as well as leverage its strengths across its various asset classes, including equity, fixed income, liquidity, alternatives and solutions.
Previously, Biggie was employed at Prudential Financial, covering top global financial institutions for the Enterprise Strategic Relationship Management team.
Read more about JP Morgan appointing Diana Peip as the new Global Head of Broker Relationship Management.
Saxo Markets Broadens APAC Market Strategist Team, Hires Charu Chanana
Saxo Markets has enlarged its Asia-Pacific team by adding Charu Chanana, who will be based in Singapore, to the team as a Market Strategist. She will add her skills to the three-strong market strategist team of the broker in the region. This includes her soon to be colleagues Jessica Amir in Sydney and Redmond Wong in Hong Kong.
Chanana will report directly to Steen Jakobsen, the Chief Economist and Chief Investment Officer of Saxo Markets.
Additionally, she will focus on delivering thematic-based investment strategies and serve global clients who are looking for investments in macro themes, forex, commodities and equities in markets like Southeast Asia, Japan, India and the US.
Learn more about the Saxo Markets broadening its APAC Market Strategist Team with its new hire, Charu Chanana.
Exness Hires Katina Messinis as Premier Account Management Head
The latest appointment at Exness to enhance its senior management will be Katina Messinis as the Head of Premier Account Management Operations.
Messinis has utilised her time working with brokers and several other financial consultant companies. Before this appointment, she served ZuluTrade, the copy-trading platform, where she was a part of the Institutional Sales team. She left as the Acting Head of Institutional Sales. Moreover, she has many years of industry experience consulting in legal matters and taxation
Find out more about Exness hiring Katina Messinis as the Head of Premier Account Management.
Amana Capital Promotes Mahmoud Elbakatoushy to Vice President
Amana Capital, a trading firm, has promoted Mahmoud Elbakatoushy to Vice President. He has been with the firm since May 2019 when he joined as a Senior Relationship Manager and is located in Dubai.
This promotion is one among several recent internal moves within the broker. In fact, Finance Magnates recently divulged details of the new Vice President of Sales, Fayez Alkhouli who was also promoted from his post as Senior Sales Executive.
What's more, is that the broker has strengthened the leadership of its product team with the selection of Matt Carstens and Justin Biebel. Additionally, the broker added Joy Dabeet to be its new Chief Marketing Officer and Mani Sahota as the Chief Information Officer.
Discover more about Amana Capital promoting Mahmoud Elbakatoushy to the position of Vice President.
Invast Global Promoted Riana Chaili to Chief Executive Officer, EMEA
Another promotion in the world of finance comes from Invast Global, which has elevated Riana Chaili to Chief Executive Officer of EMEA.
She stated that at the beginning of COVID-19, the team numbered 33 employees. However, the personnel has doubled since that time and are now located in a new office, which is based on a hybrid work model.
On top of that, she commented that it is vital to enable team members to suggest novel ideas and give them the authority to make decisions. Following that, she added that providing feedback is essential for the team to advance and grow.
Read more about Invast Global elevating Riana Chaili to the post of Chief Executive Officer of EMEA.
B2C2 Appoints Nicola White as US CEO
The cryptocurrency market-maker owned by Japan’s SBI Holdings, B2C2 announced its appointment of Nicola White to the position of Chief Executive Officer for the US. She is taking over from Rob Catalanello, who drove the operations in that region from March 2019 and is moving on from the firm.
“I’m delighted to be leading our US operations and look forward to working with the global team to build out B2C2’s already significant capabilities in electronic trading across spot and derivatives,” White said.
Learn more about the B2C2 appointing Nicola White who is replacing Rob Catalanello as the US Chief Executive Officer.
Ryan Tsui Joins Kohle Capital Markets as CEO
Kohle Capital Markets, a retail broker regulated by Mauritius, made the appointment of Ryan Tsui as the Chief Executive Officer public at the beginning of the week. This action is part of the broker's strategy to expand its services in the GCC region.
The main charges of Tsui in the new post will include supervising the group’s expansion into new markets and developing brand development strategies.
“It will be a turning point for the company to develop our business in the GCC region and the UAE is at a key stage in its economic evolution, which has seen an uptick in retail trading,” Tsui said in a statement.
Find out more about Ryan Tsui joining Kohle Capital Markets as the new Chief Executive Officer.