FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that Dubai based brokerage infrastructure company GTN is continuing a recent hiring spree, adding Elias Sahyouni as Senior Trader – Derivatives.

Elias Sahyouni joins GTN after spending the past two years at Cyprus based retail prop firm The Trading Pit, serving as Business Development Manager MENA. He has also previously worked at XS.com, BLC Bank, and at Bogofinance.

Other recent hires by GTN include IG exec Mark Evans to head Corporate Development, Salim Sebbata as Chief Commercial Officer for Europe, and Sweden based executive Simon Bolvig Mark as Customer Success Manager.

GTN is backed by strategic investors IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and SBI Group, one of the largest financial services firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company provides brokers, banks, asset managers, and fintechs with brokerage infrastructure spanning 90+ markets and 8 asset classes through a single API. GTN is run mainly from Dubai, led by Group CEO and co-founder Manjula Jayasinghe, and UAE CEO Damian Bunce.

Elias posted the following note on social media regarding his move to GTN.

Excited to share that I’ve joined GTN Middle East as Senior Trader – Derivatives, and recently relocated to the UAE for this opportunity. Looking forward to this new chapter and the opportunities ahead.

I’m also grateful to the team at “The Trading Pit” for the past two years. We achieved a lot together, and I especially appreciate the support and leadership from Illimar Mattus, Daniela Egli, Nuria Medrano Misas and Alex Polikarkin.