eToro, RKX Financial, DIGITEC, and More: Executive Moves of the Week

Another wave of leadership changes swept the industry this week. Anthony Wollenberg, a founder shareholder and non-executive director of eToro UK, left the company's board after serving for over 14 years. The move, disclosed in recent filings with Companies House, marked the departure of one of the last board members tied to the platform's formative period in the UK under FCA regulation. A veteran London-based solicitor aged 76, Wollenberg first joined the board on March 2, 2012, when eToro was still an emerging name in online trading. His long tenure spanned the firm's transformation into a leading global fintech player.

At the same time, Roman Kalinin was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of RKX Financial. He brings extensive experience in the trading and brokerage industry, having previously served as Chief Growth Officer at Doo Group and Sales Director at Doo Prime. Kalinin's move comes as Doo Group undergoes a global restructuring, which recently involved scaling back its operations in Cyprus.

DIGITEC, a Hamburg-based FX swaps and NDF pricing technology provider, appointed Jessica Roberts as Head of Revenue Operations and Enablement. Roberts joins from CME Group, where she spent more than seven years in senior roles, most recently as Senior Director of Sales Operations and Enablement. In her new role, she will oversee revenue strategy and execution at DIGITEC.

Additionally, Andreas Pilavakis left FunderPro to become Chief Operating Officer at GOAT Funded Futures, the futures-focused division of proprietary trading firm GOAT Funded Trader. He previously served as Head of Operations at FunderPro for about 19 months. This move marks Pilavakis's first C-suite position in a career largely spent at Cyprus-based proprietary trading firms.

Casper Andreas Solbakken is leaving Saxo Bank after more than two decades with the Danish financial institution. His departure follows recent ownership changes at Saxo Bank, which saw J. Safra Sarasin Group finalize its acquisition of a majority stake and appoint Daniel Belfer as the new CEO.

Another change came from XS.com, which hired Simon-Peter Massabni as Head of Retail Sales. Massabni, who most recently worked as Country Manager for MENA Commercial Management at Exness, will lead the company's efforts to grow its retail business globally. He spent nearly three years at Exness overseeing commercial activities across Middle Eastern and North African markets.