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Industry Veteran Lars Olesen To Join Integral In November As Head Of EMEA - Strategic Hire Lars Olesen Brings 20+ Years Of FX Experience From Citi, Saxo, And Lloyds To Help Solidify Integral’s Leadership Position In EMEA

Date 09/10/2018

Integral (www.integral.com), the technology partner trusted by leading banks, brokers, and asset managers to help them outperform their competition in the foreign exchange market, today announced the appointment of industry veteran Lars Olesen as the Head of EMEA.

Lars’ distinguished career in banking and FX spans three decades. He most recently served as the Managing Director and Head of Mid-Market and SME at Lloyds.  During more than 16 years at Citigroup, Olesen held numerous executive positions in FX where he earned the reputation of being an industry thought leader. At Integral, Olesen will drive the strategy and execution for all of Integral’s business in EMEA. 

"Integral’s network continues to expand, not only in additional bank and broker partners, but also in talented industry leaders who are joining our team. In addition to Gavin Bambury, our newly announced CTO, Lars Olesen, who is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding executives in FX, will be joining the company as head of EMEA in mid-November. Lars is a strategic hire for us as we accelerate and solidify our leadership position in EMEA,” shared Harpal Sandhu, CEO and founder of Integral.

Lars Olesen commented, “I am excited about the tremendous growth opportunities available to the company because of its market leading products and services, and I look forward to working with the Integral team to help drive continued market-share growth in EMEA.”