GCEX Appoints Tilman Schultz as Head of Partnerships

(Source: GCEX)

GCEX, a leading prime brokerage in digital assets and FX, has appointed Tilman Schultz as Head of Partnerships to accelerate its growth in Europe, in particular for the recently launched XplorDigital trading solutions.

With over 20 years of experience in institutional sales and business development, Tilman will be based in GCEX's office in Crypto Valley, Zug, Switzerland and will assist GCEX's professional and institutional clients in the DACH region through its regulated entities.

As seen on his LinkedIn profile, Tilman is the Founder & CEO of Swiss Traders AG, a regulated Swiss wealth management & UHNWI advisory boutique, and the Co-Founder of VAST Coin, a blockchain services provider for real estate management. He most recently served as Head of Institutional at Hubble Protocol, a DeFi protocol built natively on Solana.

Prior to that, Tilman had worked at Saxo Bank for over 11 years in roles including Senior Associate, Vice President for Institutional Sales and First Vice President for Institutional Business. Earlier in his career, he also had served at several leading firms, such as IBM, Siemens and Deutsche Bank.

Lars Holst, Founder & CEO of GCEX commented on the new appointment: "We see significant growth opportunities for GCEX across Europe and are excited to strengthen our institutional team to cover German-speaking markets. Having worked with Tilman previously at Saxo Bank, I know that he has the expertise, regional knowledge and contacts to help us to build an even stronger institutional presence across the region."

Tilman Schultz, Head of Partnerships of GCEX, said: "I am excited to be on board with one of the most experienced and forward-thinking teams in the FX and digital asset space today. I am looking forward to playing a key role in the firm's global expansion, leveraging my knowledge and previous experience. I have every confidence that GCEX will be another outstanding success, much like CFH which was also founded by Lars."

GCEX has been expanding its regional leadership team with several key appointments this year, including Sue Cheung​ as Head of APAC Sales and Maria Alberghini​ as Sales Manager in Dubai.