Exclusive FNG… FNG has learned that retail FX and CFDs broker XS.com has hired Egypt-based executive Yara Ahmed as Business Development Manager – MENA.
Yara Ahmed joins XS.com from Orbex, where she held a similar role for the past four years. He holds a degree in Accounting from Cairo University.
Originally founded in Australia in 2010, XS.com is now headquartered in both Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates. The recent additions to XS.com started with Mohamed Ibrahim coming in as the new Group CEO early last year. Other recent hires include Ahmed Negm as XS.com’s new Head of Market Research for the MENA region, ICM.com exec Wael Hammad as CCO, ex-IQ Option executive Stephanie Michael as Global Head of HR, and FxPro executive , Despina Japan, head of PR and Branding.