Regulated digital prime broker GCEX has announced that it has further strengthened its UK/EMEA sales and business development team, with the hiring of Steve Thomas, who joins with over 25 years experience in the FX and digital asset industries.

Steve Thomas joins in a similar role to industry veteran, Kevin Gillespie, who was announced as part of the GCEX team last month. Steve and Kevin have a long and successful history of working closely together at Hotspot FX, Menai Financial Group and Laser Digital. Together, they will focus on driving growth and identifying new product areas for GCEX, in response to client requirements.

Steve Thomas joins GCEX from FICC Sales & Distribution at Laser Digital. Prior to that, he was responsible for Institutional Sales, FX and Digital Assets at Menai Financial Group. He spent over five years as Director, FX Sales EMEA at CBOE Global Markets, and over 18 years in senior sales roles at Hotspot FX (now CBOE FX). He began his career at Saxo Bank, progressing through the ranks over a five-year period to Co-Head FX International Sales.

Lars Holst, Founder and CEO, GCEX commented,

“Steve and I worked together at Saxo and have remained in close contact ever since. He has generated significant revenue for the firms he has previously worked for, and is widely respected in our industry, known for his integrity and insight. I am excited that he has chosen to join GCEX and am confident that with Steve and Kevin spearheading our UK/EMEA sales and business development, we will be able to accelerate our growth and unlock new opportunities.”

Steve Thomas added,

“Joining GCEX and working with Lars and Kevin again is an amazing opportunity for me. Lars and his team have developed GCEX into an impressive digital prime broker, with strong regulatory coverage, a broad FX and crypto product range, great pricing, and a commitment to ongoing innovation. With the strength of our network, Kevin and I are ideally positioned to bring a new dimension to GCEX, at a time when an increasing number of institutional clients are seeing access to digital assets.”

About GCEX

GCEX Group empowers institutional and professional clients to access deep liquidity in CFDs on digital assets and FX, alongside spot trading and conversion of digital assets. The company also offers a comprehensive range of Forex brokerage and crypto-native technology solutions under its XplorDigital suite. XplorDigital features, its recent XplorDigital App, innovative plug-and-play solutions, ‘Crypto in a Box’ and ‘Broker in a Box’ which encompass technology-agnostic platforms addressing regulation while covering trusted custody solutions, staking solutions, safety of funds, tier 1 and deep liquidity, connectivity to the biggest price makers, advanced risk management, and innovative technology partnerships.

Headquartered in London, with multiple offices across the globe, GCEX is regulated by the UK’s FCA, registered with the Danish FSA as a VASP and currency exchange and has a Virtual Asset Service Provider license by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. True Global Ventures are investors in GCEX.