FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that Andrew Gibson has joined London based brokerage and asset management firm Tavira Securities, to help Tavira build an FX and CFDs brokerage business, out of Dubai. Tavira has offices in London, Monaco, and Dubai.

Andrew Gibson spent the past three years as Head Of Institutional Sales at Alfa Capital Markets in Cyprus. Alfa was basically forced to shutter its European operations in the wake of EU sanctions against Russia. The CySEC-licensed company is owned by Alfa Bank, one of Russia’s largest privately owned banks.

Prior to joining Alfa, Andrew had worked in senior FX sales positions at a number of known institutional / B2B focused FX firms including TraderTools, TradAir, ABN Amro Bank, FastMatch (now EuronextFX), and BCS Financial.

Tavira Securities was founded in 2005 and is still run by CEO Eliot Goodfellow, who was previously Refco’s Head of Equity Derivatives. The company acts as an agency broker and investment manager specialising in global execution and investment management.