GCEX Expands UK/EMEA Sales Team With Appointment Of Steve Thomas

Digital prime brokerage GCEX Group has appointed Steve Thomas to its UK and EMEA sales and business development team, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the FX and digital asset industries.

Thomas joins shortly after the company hired Kevin Gillespie, an industry veteran with whom he has worked extensively at Hotspot FX, Menai Financial Group and Laser Digital. Together, Thomas and Gillespie will focus on driving growth and expanding GCEX’s product offering in line with client demand.

Thomas most recently worked in FICC Sales & Distribution at Laser Digital. Before that, he was responsible for institutional sales in FX and digital assets at Menai Financial Group. He previously spent over five years as Director of FX Sales EMEA at CBOE Global Markets, and more than 18 years in senior sales roles at Hotspot FX. His career began at Saxo Bank, where he rose over a five-year period to become Co-Head of FX International Sales.

Lars Holst, Founder and Chief Executive of GCEX, said:

"Steve and I worked together at Saxo and have remained in close contact ever since. He has generated significant revenue for the firms he has previously worked for, and is widely respected in our industry, known for his integrity and insight. I am excited that he has chosen to join GCEX and am confident that with Steve and Kevin spearheading our UK/EMEA sales and business development, we will be able to accelerate our growth and unlock new opportunities."

Steve Thomas commented:

"Joining GCEX and working with Lars and Kevin again is an amazing opportunity for me. Lars and his team have developed GCEX into an impressive digital prime broker, with strong regulatory coverage, a broad FX and crypto product range, great pricing, and a commitment to ongoing innovation. With the strength of our network, Kevin and I are ideally positioned to bring a new dimension to GCEX, at a time when an increasing number of institutional clients are seeing access to digital assets."

London-headquartered GCEX Group provides institutional and professional clients with access to deep liquidity in CFDs on digital assets and FX, as well as spot trading and digital asset conversion. The company also offers forex brokerage and crypto-native technology solutions under its XplorDigital suite, including the XplorDigital App, ‘Crypto in a Box’, and ‘Broker in a Box’.

GCEX is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, registered with the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority as a VASP and currency exchange, and licensed as a Virtual Asset Service Provider by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. The firm counts True Global Ventures among its investors.

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