This exclusive resource recognizes the most important, influential, creative and powerful people in foreign exchange - those who are leading the way to the future at companies, investors, banks and technology providers.
NEW YORK, September 17, 2015 – Global Finance magazine has announced the Who’s Who in Foreign Exchange 2015. This exclusive resource recognizes the most important, influential, creative and powerful people in foreign exchange – those who are leading the way to the future at companies, investors, banks and technology providers. It will be published in the November 2015 issue as part of Global Finance’s annual Foreign Exchange Supplement.
Individuals must be nominated for consideration. Decisions are made by the Editorial Review Board based on the nominations, discussions with analysts and consultants and further independent research.
“Currency volatility is having a major impact on the earnings of global corporations,” said Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance. “The $5 trillion-a-day FX market enables international trade and investment, and provides hedging mechanisms to manage currency exposures. The individuals that make our annual list of Who’s Who in Foreign Exchange have made their mark on the industry, and are working to ensure its fairness and efficiency.”
The full list of The Who’s Who in Foreign Exchange 2015 appears below:
HONOREE |
COMPANY |
TITLE |
LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Andre Altafim | Banco Itau BBA | Head of Derivatives & Foreign Exchange Desks |
Brazil |
| Ahmet Arinc | Deutsche Bank | Managing Director, Head of EM Debt & Foreign Exchange |
UK |
| Firas Askari | BMO Capital Markets | Managing Director, Global Head of FX Trading |
Canada |
| James Bindler | Citi | Global Head of G10 Foreign Exchange | UK |
| Anthony Bisegna | State Street Global Markets |
Executive Vice President & Global Head of Foreign Exchange |
US |
| Frederic Boillereau | HSBC | Global Head of Foreign Exchange & Commodities/Global Head of Corporate Sales |
UK |
| Marc Chandler | Brown Brothers Harriman |
Global Head of Currency Strategy | US |
| Richard De Roos | Standard Bank | Head of Foreign Exchange, Global Markets |
South Africa |
| Ed Eger | Oanda | President & CEO | Canada |
| Kim Fournais | Saxo Bank | Co-Founder & CEO | Denmark |
| David Gilmore | Foreign Exchange Analytics |
Partner & Economist | US |
| Claus Harder | Danske Bank Markets |
Global Co-Head of Currencies, Commodities & Corporate Derivatives |
Denmark |
| Alain Kamagi | UNTL Capital | Managing Partner | US |
| Wolfgang Koester | FiREapps | CEO | US |
| Dan Koller | Bank Hapoalim | Head of Financial Markets | Israel |
| Shilpa Kumar | ICICI Bank | Senior General Manager & Head of Global Markets Group |
India |
| Oliver Martines | BNY Mellon | Global Head of FX Sales & Head of EMEA Capital Market Sales |
UK |
| Jens Nordvig | Nomura Securities | Head of Fixed Income Research, Americas |
US |
| David Puth | CLS | CEO | US |
| Antti Ranta | Nordea | Director, Nordea Markets, Head of Foreign Exchange & Money Market Products |
Finland |
| Peter Soh | DBS Bank | Managing Director & Head of Foreign Exchange | Singapore |
| Camilla Sutton | Scotiabank | Head of Global Foreign Exchange | Canada |
| Mammen Varkey | National Bank of Kuwait |
Assistant General Manager, Investment & Treasury Group |
Kuwait |
| Vincent Weevers | ING Bank | Managing Director, Head of FX & FX Derivatives |
The Netherlands |
| Mark Webster | Standard Chartered Bank | Managing Director & Global Head of Foreign Exchange Sales |
Singapore |
| Phil Weisberg | Thomson Reuters | Managing Director, Global Head of Foreign Exchange |
US |
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