Scope Prime Expands MENA Team with Industry Veteran Gaby Kanj

Scope Prime, an institutional liquidity provider under the Rostro Group, has announced the appointment of Gaby Kanj to its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) B2B sales team. Kanj brings over three decades of experience in fintech and forex trading, with a particular focus on MENA markets. Kanj has been running Bakara Invest since 1998, a provider of market data feeds, and has been a Managing partner at CFI Invest between 2009 - 2018.

The move comes as Scope Prime reports increasing engagement with financial institutions in the region, including more complex requests for assistance. Daniel Lawrance, CEO of Scope Prime, stated: "Gaby brings with him a wealth of industry, product and regional experience that will provide significant value-add to the MENA team at Scope Prime. We are working with a growing number of financial institutions in the area and are receiving ever more complex requests for assistance as more entities gain a fuller understanding of what we do. Gaby's extensive first-hand experience will be invaluable both for us and the companies we work with."

Kanj's background includes senior positions at multi-asset brokerages operating in both the Middle East and Cyprus. He has also provided consulting and advisory services to various financial institutions and online trading platforms.

Gaby Kanj, MENA Institutional Sales, Scope Prime

On joining Scope Prime, Gaby Kanj commented: "I'm delighted to be joining Scope Prime at a time when the company is going through a rapid phase of expansion. Both the global footprint and the development of a highly sophisticated tradable universe of assets reflect the company's desire to innovate and I'm confident that my market experience will support these goals."

This appointment is part of a broader expansion effort by Scope Prime. The company has made several key hires, including Lochlan White as CCO, Andrew Taylor as head of APAC, and Mirian Rostian as head of South East Asia. The company has indicated that further appointments across different global regions are planned in the coming months as it seeks to enter new growth markets.