Alfa Capital Holdings Adds Andrew Gibson as Head of Institutional FX Sales.
Alfa Capital Holdings, the investment arm of Cyprus-based Alfa Banking Group has appointed Andrew Gibson as its newest Head of Institutional FX Sales.
Gibson has over three decades of experience in the financial services industry and has worked with major financial giants including BCS Financial Group, FastMatch, Tradair, ABN Amro and other. Most recently, he has worked as an FX consultant for a Dutch agency called SGB BV whose main focus is on catering to the brokerages and exchanges.
With this appointment, Alfa Capital Holdings is hoping a turnaround of its operations and put the company in positive track. Since May 2018, Alfa Capital Holdings is unable to service its Russian clientele after Bank of Russia initiated a review process whether to give its parent, Alpha Forex, a professional forex dealer licence.
Itiviti Appoints FIS Executive Rob Mackay as its New Chief Executive Officer
Trading technology provider Itiviti has announced the appointment of Rob Mackay as its new Chief Executive Officer. Rob Mackay will be taking up the position at the beginning of next month. As per the statement issued by the company, Mackay’s appointment is the result of the company’s Board of Director’s effort, who has carried out a thorough search before placing him as a CEO.
Rob Mackay joins Itiviti from Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) where he is currently serving as a Chief Operating Officer for cross-asset trading and risk. At FIS, Mackay has spent almost twenty years of his career working as COO for hedge funds and risk and COO of front arena and energy.
Mackay’s appointment comes after Itiviti’s previous CEO Torben Munch revealed his decision to leave the position after spending three years with the firm. He left the firm in January and during his stint as CEO, he has played a key role in Itiviti’s $650 million acquisition of Ullink.
Itiviti Chairman Per Larsson said:
“We are very pleased to welcome Rob Mackay as the new CEO of Itiviti. Rob has a strong track record in creating value and driving growth in finance and trading industry businesses.”
Mackay added:
“Itiviti is a very impressive company with a strong offering and great, dedicated people.”
“I’m looking forward to being part of the team, contributing to its continued development and delivering the service, solutions, and innovation that customers require to support their business and strategic ambitions.”
