Adam Saward has been appointed Managing Director of EC
Markets UK, bringing more than 22 years of experience in the financial sector
to the role. His career began at HSBC, followed by a significant period at ETrade,
where he held various positions during its peak years in the UK.
Experience in the Financial Sector
Saward’s experience includes setting up an execution trading
desk at Penson Financial, where he was introduced to the Prime Brokerage
industry. After four years, he moved to Linear, developing its Prime Brokerage
offering.
He later co-founded PrimeXtend, a Prime Broker and Execution
provider, in partnership with former Nomura and JP Morgan executives.
With the recent approval from the FCA, he has been appointed
Managing Director of EC Markets UK and is prepared to take on the challenge.
“I would like to offer a heartfelt thank you to
management for their unwavering support since our first meetings. I take
immense pride in joining a company that is dedicated to innovation and
excellence in the financial markets,” Saward commented.
“This role presents an exciting opportunity to embrace the
current wave of technological advancements and help enhance our product and
service offering within the UK.”
Recently, EC
Markets has announced its global expansion and rebranding for its 12th
anniversary, as reported by Finance
Magnates. The rebranding
includes a logo redesign. According to the firm, it reflects its focus on innovation and modern trading
solutions.
Tradeview UK and Infinox Contributions
His return to the retail side of the market saw him join
Tradeview Markets, where he established its UK division. At Infinox, Saward
played a key role in designing a bespoke trading platform and managed the
development of its proprietary copy trading app. He also contributed to
building its worked order trading desk.
“The UK brokerage sector is strongly influenced by external
factors and firms need to adapt and embrace the broader range of products and
advanced technologies required to service clients here,” commented EC Markets
CEO, Matthew Smith.
“Saward has a strong background in innovation and initiating
change, and we are looking forward to him taking our UK offering to the next
level.”
This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.
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