Markets.com Appoints Marcelo Spina as COO

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Following the appointments of Stavros Anastasiou as CEO​ last June and Dany Mawas as CEO for South Africa​ earlier this month, Markets.com, a global trading brand owned by Finalto Group, has hired Marcelo Spina, an FX and CFDs industry veteran, as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Over the course of his more than 20 years in the financial markets, Marcelo Spina has held executive positions with many of the bigger businesses in the sector, including Morgan Stanley, FXCM, GAIN Capital, Saxo Bank, and ThinkMarkets. He has been in charge of the sales, business development, and operational divisions, with a focus on both institutional and retail business on a global level. Most recently Marcelo served as CEO at the multi-asset broker Eurotrader Group.

Matthew Maloney, Group CEO of Finalto, commented on the appointment: "Marcelo is proven leader with an excellent track record in the financial services industry. He brings lots of experience and knowledge and is a welcome addition to our leadership team at Markets.com."

Marcelo Spina stated: "I'm super excited to join Markets.com and to help grow the business through development of our customer experience, products and services, and refining and implementing our global strategy so that we continue to be a global powerhouse in the online trading space. It's a challenging and rewarding space to be in. The market is growing and this is an incredible time to help shape the business in a bold new direction as it evolves and grows in the coming years. I'm very product to be part of the team and be part of the journey!"