Leading regulated digital prime broker GCEX (GCEX Group) has appointed industry veteran Kevin Gillespie to a newly created sales and business development role, reporting to GCEX’s CEO, Lars Holst. In this new role, Kevin Gillespie will be covering the UK and EMEA.
Kevin Gillespie has over 35 years’ experience in the industry, beginning his career as an FX trader before moving into sales and business development over 20 years ago. He joins GCEX from Laser Digital, a Nomura Group company, where he primarily focused on digital and FX sales to institutional clients. During his career, Kevin has held senior institutional sales and business development roles at Menai Markets, Spotex, CobaltFX, Hotspot and IFX Markets. He has an impressive track record in production-oriented sales and in developing revenue opportunities for entrepreneurial businesses. At GCEX he will focus on driving growth for GCEX’s FX, CFD and crypto offering amongst brokers, hedge funds, asset managers and professional traders.
Lars Holst, Founder and CEO, GCEX commented, “I have known Kevin for many years and am thrilled that he has chosen to join our team. He has a wealth of experience in the FX, CFD and crypto industries, a strong network of institutional clients, and an in-depth understanding of their requirements. In line with our ambitious growth strategy, we are continually investing in our team and have created this new, UK-based sales and business development role to capitalise on the significant growth potential for GCEX in the UK and EMEA. Kevin is ideally placed to help us to maximise these opportunities as demand for institutional crypto services continues to rise.”
Kevin Gillespie added, “I am really impressed by the strength of GCEX’s offering, its robust infrastructure, the fact that it is regulated in three jurisdictions, and the breadth of its institutional client base. I am looking forward to playing a key role in driving further growth by sourcing new revenue opportunities and attracting new clients in the UK and EMEA.”
GCEX Group empowers institutional and professional clients to access deep liquidity in CFDs on digital assets and FX, alongside spot trading and conversion of digital assets. The company also offers a comprehensive range of Forex brokerage and crypto-native technology solutions under its XplorDigital suite. XplorDigital features innovative plug-and-play solutions, ‘Crypto in a Box’ and ‘Broker in a Box’ which encompass technology-agnostic platforms addressing regulation while covering regulated custody solutions, staking solutions, safety of funds, tier 1 and deep liquidity, connectivity to the biggest price makers, advanced risk management, and innovative technology partnerships.
Headquartered in London, with multiple offices across the globe, GCEX is regulated by the UK’s FCA, registered with the Danish FSA as a VASP and currency exchange and has a Virtual Asset Service Provider license by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. True Global Ventures are investors in GCEX.
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