Exclusive: Tickmill hires Sunrise/BGC exec Derek Wilks as CFO
FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that FCA licensed Retail FX and CFDs broker Tickmill has hired Derek Wilks as its new CFO. Mr. Wilks’ hiring effectively replaces the role that was filled by Mukid Chowdhury, who left Tickmill earlier this year to become CEO of Trading 212, as was also exclusively reported by FNG.
Derek Wilks joins Tickmill after serving as CFO of Sunrise Brokers LLC for nine years. Sunrise is a broker which focuses on equity derivatives, and was acquired by BGC Partners (NASDAQ:BGCP) in 2016. Prior to joining Sunrise/BGC Derek Wilks was Global Finance Director at Link/ICAP from 2001-2010, and then CFO of Otkritie Securities Ltd in 2011-2012.
Derek Wilks, Tickmill Group CFO said:
“I am very excited to join the leadership team and the growth story of Tickmill. I am confident that with the great team, strong capital base and with a now globally recognized Tickmill brand along with multi-asset and multi-platform offering we can grow the business even further and exploit interesting business opportunities. I am very happy to be part of the Global Board of Directors together with the people who laid the foundations of this company.”
Illimar Mattus, Tickmill Co-Founder added:
“We are pleased to see Derek joining Tickmill and bringing along a vast experience in managing finances of a global brokerage firm. Derek is a valuable addition to our team also due to his experience in expanding businesses globally, especially in highly regulated financial markets. Derek is part of our Global Board of Directors and his experience will be very useful at Tickmill as we are a growing group of companies and we have quite aggressive growth plans for the next few years.”