OANDA adds to its senior management
team
Jesper Bruun-Olsen named Managing Director of Northeast Asia and
Head of OANDA Japan;
Stacey Grant-Thompson appointed Chief Marketing Officer for
OANDA worldwide
SINGAPORE, Jan. 15, 2013
/PRNewswire/—OANDA, a global provider of
innovative
foreign exchange trading( http://www.oanda.sg ) services, is pleased to
welcome Jesper Bruun-Olsen as Managing Director, Northeast Asia and
Head of OANDA Japan, and Stacey
Grant-Thompson as Chief Marketing Officer for OANDA worldwide.
“With Jesper at the helm in Northeast Asia we benefit from his
deep experience in leading and managing teams as well as working
with Asian and Japanese investors and financial regulators. His
energetic, entrepreneurial approach to business and shared
commitment to our corporate values of fearless integrity,
excellence, and collaboration make him an ideal leader as we
realign that strategic regional hub within our global growth plan,”
said K Duker, CEO of OANDA Corporation.
“Likewise, bringing Stacey on board adds valuable experience to
our executive management team and also further strengthens our
marketing muscle. Her impressive track record of success is driven
by her quantitative approach to marketing and customer acquisition.
We are confident that Stacey’s skills in brand strategy and the
design of marketing acquisition engines will help us drive growth
in OANDA’s trading platform and other
products.”
Prior to joining OANDA Mr. Bruun-Olsen
spent 11 years at Tradeweb Japan, most recently as Managing
Director, Asia-Pacific, where he successfullyguided the new client
acquisition strategy. He also previously served as the Chief Sales
Manager at Nordea Bank AB where he was responsible for building
new, and maintaining existing, client relationships with
institutional investors in Asia and Europe.
Ms. Grant-Thompson joins OANDA after
spending eight successful years at Rogers Communications, most
recently serving as Vice President and General Manager of Chatr,
Rogers’ discount prepaid wireless business. Before Rogers, she
served as Senior Vice President of Marketing at ING
DIRECT Canada and as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey &
Co.
Note to Editors:
About OANDA
OANDA Corporation has transformed the
business of foreign exchange through an innovative approach to
forex trading. The company’s leading online trading platform,
fxTrade( http://www.oanda.sg ), introduced a number of firsts
to the marketplace, including immediate execution; instant
settlement on trades; trades of any size between one unit and 10
million units; and interest calculated by the second. The company’s
many awards attest to the power and flexibility of its trading
platform. In 2012, OANDA was named “Best
Forex Provider” by the Financial Times and by Investors Chronicle;
“Best FX Broker” by Forex Magnates; and was recognized by
Investment Trends Singapore as providing “Best Value for Money” and
“Highest Overall Client Satisfaction”.
OANDA was the first online provider of
comprehensive currency exchange information( http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter ), and today
the company’s OANDA Rate® data are the
benchmark rates for corporations, auditing firms, and global
banks.
OANDA has six offices worldwide, in
Chicago, London, Singapore, Tokyo, Toronto, and Zurich.
OANDA is fully regulated by the U.S.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the U.S. National
Futures Association (NFA), the Monetary Authority of Singapore
(MAS), the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada
(IIROC), the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA), and the
Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA).
Contacts:
Cognito for OANDA Corporation
Anika Sethi
Direct: +65 6818 9025
OANDAPR@cognitomedia.com
www.cognitomedia.com
SOURCE﹛OANDA Corporation