Thomas Friesleben Rises to Managing Director for StoneX Pro EMEA

​(Source: LinkedIn)

The diversified global brokerage StoneX Group has selected Thomas Friesleben to assume the role of Managing Director for StoneX Pro EMEA. Developed by StoneX, StoneX Pro offers turn-key liquidity and trading solutions.

In the new role, Thomas will be based in Frankfurt, Germany and report to Eric Donovan, Global Head of Institutional FX, StoneX Group. He joined the group in November 2021, working as Senior Sales at StoneX Financial Ltd's Global Payments team.

Prior to StoneX, he was Managing Partner at Evidens Consultancy DMCC in Dubai. Previously, he served Credit Suisse as Director UHNWI & Corporate Structured Solutions for over two years.

Thomas began his career at Deutsche Bank AG, where he has spent for more than seventeen years. During this period, he held multiple senior roles including Director Global Markets / Global Transaction Banking, Director Derivatives & Structuring Sales, Global Banking / Global Markets, Vice President Capital Market Sales, Foreign Financial Institutions, etc.

"Thomas' global experience in corporate finance and foreign exchange make him well-qualified to lead StoneX Pro into its next period of growth in EMEA, while continuing to provide the excellent service that StoneX Pro delivers. This also affirms our commitment to consolidating and growing many of our services for the region out of Frankfurt," commented Eric Donovan.

Thomas Friesleben said, "StoneX Pro provides a robust offering of deep industry expertise, technology, and liquidity that delivers institutional-grade market access in a highly efficient manner. With this unique value proposition, we are prepared to challenge the EMEA region’s FX market with a core focus streamlined trading and physical settlement solutions for financial Institutions, hedge funds and asset managers, family offices, and corporates."

Last month, Fazzaco reported that StoneX has hired Gary Clifford-Newman​ as its new Senior Vice President - Prime Services Sales, based in London.