Scope Markets, the forex and CFDs broker recently acquired by the Rostro Financial Group, has continued its hiring spree, tapping Linton White as General Manager (GM) in South Africa. White announced his appointment on Wednesday, noting that the brokerage, which is present in Kenya, is expanding into South Africa.

Linton White Takes Charge in South Africa

Scope Markets was authorized by South Africa’s Financial Services Conduct Authority in 2016 as a Financial Services Provider. With the new appointment, the broker aims “to become a leading local brokerage firm in South Africa,” White wrote in a LinkedIn post.

“At Scope Markets, I am responsible for overseeing all aspects of the business in South Africa, including strategy development, sales and marketing , operations, and risk management,” White added.

White boasts more than 15 years of financial industry experience and has worked for a number of South African brokerage companies. Before joining Scope Markets, he was the Head of Business Development at the local broker Atossa Capital. In addition, he served in the same capacity at another local brokerage, Veracity Markets.

Furthermore, between January 2021 and April 2022, White was a Senior Business Development Manager at the South Africa-based brokerage, QuickTrade. Moreover, he worked as a Regional Manager at the local broker JP Markets between May 2019 and September 2020.

Scope Markets Hires amidst Expansion Plans

White’s appointment is only one of the recent hires made by Scope Markets since the start of the year after Rostro Financial Group completed its takeover of the brokerage and announced Pavel Spirin as the Chief Executive Officer and John Murphy as the Chief Revenue Officer.

As part of the recent hires, James Hughes was promoted to Group Head of Marketing last month while Joshua Mahony and Antonia Drousiotou were hired as the Chief Market Analyst and the Head of Brand, respectively.

In mid-March, the brokerage tapped Yaser Zidan, the former Vice President of Sales at Equiti’s Jordan Office, as its Sales Manager for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Zidan’s appointment came three months after the broker said it was evaluating opportunities for expansion into MENA and the wider Asian regions.

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