Barclays Plc Hired Former Citibank Executive Pratap Gill to Strengthen the Group’s FX Franchise in the Asia Pacific Region

barclaysBarclays Plc has strengthened its FX franchise in Asia-Pacific region with the appointment of Citibank’s Pritpal Gill. In his new role, Gill will lead the sales team to develop and drive the G10 FX trading strategy in the region and will be based out of Singapore. He will report to the head of Barclays, head of FX trading in Asia, Guillermo Cabeza, and also to Paul Thirlwall, global head of FX options.

Mr. Pratap Gill has over two decades of experience in the FX space, and started his career with Citibank London where he traded vanilla and exotic FX options. Most recently he has served as a Macro Prop trader with trades including global FX, Asian rates and equity indices. In his career, he has also worked with the Lehman Brothers as global head of FX options trading.

Commenting on the appointment, Fabio Madar, Barclays’ global head of G10 FX trading said:

“These appointments are further testament that we steadily pursue excellence in both derivatives and electronic solutions for our clients in the Asia Pacific. They also highlight the top senior talent that Barclays is able to attract. FX really represents an incredible opportunity for Barclays.”

Mark Dearlove, Barclays’ Head of Markets for Asia Pacific also added:

“Pritpal brings extensive market knowledge as well as deep client understanding to the team. This experience will support the further advancement of our FX strategy in the region as we continue to invest in the Markets business to better serve our clients.”

 Global Market Index Appoints Former Pepperstone UK CEO Iain Rogers as its New COO

FCA regulated institutional FX and CFD broker Global Market Index (GMI) has tapped Pepperstone UK CEO Iain Rogers as its new Chief Operating Officer. Rogers will report to John Taylor who will take a Group-Level position.

GMI has been growing rapidly under its current CEO Ashraf Ebid and is making multiple new key hirings to support the rapid growth. Ashraf Ebid commented on the appointment:

“I am delighted to have Iain join the GMI team. As I’m sure everyone has seen in LeapRate over the past year, we are relentless and consistent in our drive to hire the very best executives and to build a powerful services package to our clients in the shape of “The GMI Bundle” where we combine the best of Liquidity and Technology solutions. Iain’s pedigree, his passion management skills and ambition are a great fit, and I’m sure he will be a valuable asset for GMI and for our clients.”

Iain Rogers also commented:

Joining GMI is an exciting new chapter, journey & challenge for me. Ashraf is building a highly professional and experienced team, the technology and liquidity solutions are best in class, customer service of the highest quality and all delivered with integrity, I couldn’t be happier.