Exclusive: ActivTrades Chairman Patrick Storey steps down, replaced by Martin Bleisteiner
Replacing Patrick Storey as Chair of ActivTrades is Martin Bleisteiner, who joined the company last year to head Compliance.
Replacing Patrick Storey as Chair of ActivTrades is Martin Bleisteiner, who joined the company last year to head Compliance.
The 2025 year was also the bank’s first under CEO Mike Kirsopp, a longtime Lloyds commercial banking executive.
The moves come after Matteo Paganini, hired as Chief Commercial Officer at ActivTrades, left the company earlier this year.
Martin Bleisteiner worked for eight years at UK financial regulator The FCA, in Supervision, Policy & Competition – Markets Division.
ActivTrades has decided to sponsor the rising Formula 3 driver Nikola Tsolov – also known as the Bulgarian Lion.
The coming weeks will show whether Washington and Brussels can avoid repeating the 2018–21 tariff cycle.
Gold has delivered a standout performance in the first half of 2025, recording its strongest mid-year rally since 2007.
During 2024, total deposits from clients at ActivTrades equaled £82.8m (2023: £103.4m) and total withdrawals £57.0m (2023: £80.8m).
Laurent McClintock was with Pepperstone in London since 2016, leaving late last year as Sales Manager UK & EEA.
Jonathan Silverster had been with ActivTrades since 2018, and was named Global Head of Risk & Compliance in 2022.