FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that retail trader information websites operator ADVFN has continued to build out its Board of Directors, adding former Investing.com CEO Mickey Winitsky as a director.

ADVFN, which recently delisted from the London Stock Exchange, added another former retail trading executive, ex Deputy CEO and CFO of eToro Shalom Berkovitz, to its board last year. The company has been busy on the M&A front lately, buying retail trader portals in different locations around the globe including Australia’s HotCopper and Canada’s Stockhouse.

Mickey Winitsky was Co-CEO of trader portal Investing.com from 2018-2020, leaving when the company was acquired for $500 million. Since then he has served as an investor and director on a number of mainly online ventures, also working as CEO of the K Verse unit of digital marketing company K Logic.

Mickey posted the following note on social media regarding his new affiliation with ADVFN.

I’m excited to share that I’ve joined the Board of Directors at British ADVFN.

This comes as the group is raising its game with bold strategic moves, including the acquisitions of HotCopper, Australia’s largest ASX investor forum as well as Stockhouse, Canada’s leading financial portal and one of North America’s largest small-cap investor communities.

Together, the group now reaches the amazing number of 30 million yearly users across investor communities, an advantage traditional communication firms simply can’t match.

The goal is pretty simple: to build the world’s leading retail-first capital-markets platform, giving small-cap public companies direct access to engaged investors while equipping retail investors with better tools, data, and insights.

My experience leading Investing.com and scaling international operations aligns strongly with the opportunities ahead.

Thank you to Shalom Berkovitz, Amit Tauman and Chairman Lord David Gold, for their trust and confidence 🙏

I’m excited by the journey ahead and look forward to contributing to the company’s next chapter of growth!