Mike Dugdale joins Gold-i from PrimeXM, where he carried out sales responsibilities, namely new business development, growing existing clients, and exploring new markets. Prior to that, he was Head of Sales at BlackPearlFX and VP Sales at Prior FX. Dugdale’s career started in the IT department at ODL Securities. At the time, Gold-i’s founder and CEO Tom Higgins was ODL Securities’ Chief Technology Officer. He later moved into an institutional sales role in October 2001 and, after five years at ODL, joined One Financial Markets as Head of Sales, working in London and Dubai.
The newly created role at Gold-i follows over 15 years’ experience in sales roles in the global financial markets industry and an in-depth understanding of the technology requirements of retail FX brokers.
Tom Higgins, Chief Executive Officer at Gold-i, commented: “I’ve known Mike for many years – he’s a great personality with an in-depth understanding of our market and a proven track record in global sales. He’ll be an asset to the team and I’m really looking forward to working with him again.”
Mike Dugdale said: “Gold-i is an excellent organisation with significant growth potential and I am excited about playing a key role in its next growth phase. Gold-i’s technology stands out from its peers. I’m particularly impressed by Gold-i Visual Edge – its capabilities in terms of risk management and reporting are critical for brokers in the current environment and I believe there’s a huge opportunity to increase sales. Tom has created an exceptional company, with great employee values and market leading products. It’s a company which I very much wanted to be part of.”
The appointment of Mike Dugdale follows a series of hires at Gold-i, including Ricky Strachan, who joined the firm in March from FinTech firm IRESS, and Dan Picone, also from IRESS, who is heading up Gold-i’s new Sydney office.
