Equiti Group Onboards FX Veteran Sophie Squillacioti as APAC Sales Director

<p dir="ltr">Equiti Group has strengthened its executive team by hiring Sophie Squillacioti as the Director of Sales for Asia-Pacific (APAC). Squillacioti has already joined the Dubai offices of the financial services company, bringing two decades of experience to the new role.</p><p dir="ltr">An Industry Veteran</p><p dir="ltr">Squillacioti’s expertise is in running Asian operations for brokers, as she did the same for several well-known brands. Prior to joining Equiti, she held the position of Head of Asia at INFINOX Global from August 2022 until recently. Her LinkedIn profile also reflects a nine month tenure as the Head of Asia at the Shanghai offices of BDSwiss.</p><p dir="ltr">Between July 2019 and December 2021, she was the <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/executives/moves/blackbull-markets-secures-sophie-squillacioti-as-md-for-china/">Managing Director of China for BlackBull Markets</a>. She even served as the Managing Director and Country Head for Greater China at Halifax Investment Services as well as the Managing Director of Greater China at ACM Group.</p><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/executives/interview/exclusive-interview-sophie-squillacioti-alpha-capital-on-the-chinese-fx-market/">Squillacioti</a> started her career as a Sales Associate at CBFX in early 2004. She soon moved to Shanghai to work for IFX MARKETS as the Head of China. Later, she joined City Index, a brand operated by Jeffries-owned GAIN Capital where she served as the Managing Director and Head of China and APAC Sales for nine years.</p><p dir="ltr">Ambitions of Equiti</p><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/tag/equiti-group/">Equiti</a> is a recognizable brand that offers online trading technology and multi-asset financial products. The company operates globally with multiple licenses and expands offerings in new areas. Last year, the group entered the payments space with the <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/equiti-group-enters-payments-space-with-new-acquisition/">acquisition of Cloud Invest</a>, a digital payment technology provider. </p><p dir="ltr">Meanwhile, Equiti continues to strengthen its presence in the Middle East and <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/news-nuggets-24-august-equiti-enters-qatar-swiss-finance-corp-adds-lumefx/">partnered with the Qatari holding company MK Enterprise </a>to expand its business into the country. The group additionally established a physical presence in Cyprus and obtained a local license in the country, which allows it to operate in the entire European Economic Area.</p>

This article was written by Arnab Shome at www.financemagnates.com.