German neobank N26 is bringing in former Bundesbank executive Andreas Dombret to chair its supervisory board, capping months of turmoil between investors and the company's founding team.| Financial and Business News | Finance Magnates
Garen Meserlian is the new Chief Operating Officer at the CFD broker easyMarkets, according to his LinkedIn post today (Wednesday). Meserlian is switching from the role of Chief Marketing Officer, having joined the company in 2023. According to his profile, he is an outsider in the CFD brokerage space, having previously worked as a Senior Marketing Director at Public Relations firm Action Global for more than seven years. Following Strong Client Activity The latest change in one of easyMarket...| Executives – Finance Magnates | Financial and business news
Polish online trading platform XTB announced this week it has appointed Bartosz Osiński as Management Board Member for Risk, pending approval from the country's financial regulator. XTB Names Bartosz Osiński to Management Board Risk Role The appointment comes as XTB, one of Europe's largest retail trading platforms, looks to strengthen its risk management capabilities amid increased regulatory scrutiny of the online trading sector. Osiński's background working directly for Poland's financi...| Executives – Finance Magnates | Financial and business news
Ultima Markets, which recently gained a United Kingdom licence, has strengthened its top management by onboarding Gareth Derbyshire as the Chief Strategy Officer, FinanceMagnates.com has learned exclusively. Ultima Markets’ Push for the UK The appointment came as the broker prepares to launch its services in the United Kingdom next year, after recently securing a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) licence. Derbyshire is a compliance expert who spent years working with several top forex and c...| Executives – Finance Magnates | Financial and business news
The U.S.-regulated prediction marketplace Kalshi hired John Wang, a 23-year-old crypto entrepreneur turned social media influencer, to spearhead the company's push into digital assets. Kalshi Names John Wang Head of Crypto in Digital Push Wang dropped out of the University of Pennsylvania to start Armor Labs, a crypto company that was later acquired. Before joining Kalshi, he advised crypto startups and built a following on X (formerly Twitter) writing about cryptocurrency and finance topics....| Executives – Finance Magnates | Financial and business news
Michael Logue has ended a tenure of about thirteen years at IG Group. During this period, he held senior positions in marketing, product, and analytics. His most recent role was Product and Marketing Director – International. Before that, he worked as Head of Product and Marketing in London. IG Veteran Leaves After Thirteen-Year Tenure “When I first joined IG’s middle office team as a fresh-faced 22 year old I couldn’t have imagined the opportunities I’d have in the years to follow,...| Executives – Finance Magnates | Financial and business news