smartTrade Technologies appoints new CCOAmong this week’s executive moves, smartTrade Technologies appointedChristophe Montane as its new Chief Commercial Officer. This leadership changefollowed a significant investment by TA Associates in April, aimed ataccelerating smartTrade’s expansion in key financial markets around the globe.Based in New York, Montane will oversee the company’s globalsales and marketing operations, spearheading growth initiatives through acombination of organic development and strategic acquisitions.Learn more about smartTrade's onboarding of Christophe Montane as its new Chief Commercial Officer.LMAX taps Former Goldman executive for AmericasLMAX Group has appointed Ilya Khazen, a former executive atGoldman Sachs and Societe Generale, to lead cross-asset sales across theAmericas as it intensifies its focus on the US market. The London-basedinstitutional trading platform created a new role for Khazen, who will be basedin New York.In this position, Khazen will manage sales of LMAX’scombined foreign exchange and digital asset products to institutional clients,reporting to Chris Knight, head of LMAX Digital, the company’s crypto tradingdivision. Discover more about LMAX Group's onboarding of Ilya Khazen to lead sales across the Americas.TradeLocker has a new CEOAlso this week, fintech investment firm Deus X Capital appointed DomBradley as the new CEO of TradeLocker, the group’s trading platform providerfocused on online brokers and proprietary trading firms.Bradley bringsextensive experience to the role, having previously worked as Regional CTO andHead of Client Platform Technology at IG Group.TradeLocker is part of the Deus X Capital portfolioand aims to develop FX trading platforms. Disclose more about TradeLocker's appointment of Dom Bradley as the new CEO.Former JPMorgan executive joins BroadridgeStill with fintech, Broadridge hired Munish Gautam fromJPMorgan Chase as Global Head of Trading Platforms, Product Management withinits Trading & Connectivity Solutions division. Based in London, Gautam willlead the integration of Broadridge’s trading platform suite, reporting to BrianPomraning, the unit's Chief Product Officer.Gautam brings over 25 years of experience in tradingplatforms and product management, having spent more than 15 years at JPMorgan,where he was an executive director and led cash equities product management forglobal trading platforms.Highlight more about Broadridge's hiring of Munish Gautam from JPMorgan Chase.Swissquote’s MichelaPollini exits directorship roleMeanwhile, Swissquote officially terminated Michela Pollini’sdirectorship, according to a UK Companies House filing this week.The decision was authorised by an appointed representative, following standardcorporate procedures.Pollini worked at Swissquote’s London office for nearly 11years, most recently serving as Head of Sales and Operations for almost fouryears. Her role covered sourcing, international sales, and strategicoperations.Show more about Michela Pollini's exit from the Swissquote directorship.Hantec Markets reshuffles three top executivesWe also learned exclusively that Hantec Markets reshuffledthree senior management roles, including one internal promotion and two newhires. Norayr Djerrahian was promoted to Chief Commercial Officer, while TimHughes and Vivek Mehta were appointed Chief Strategy Officer and ChiefTechnology Officer, respectively.Hughes and Mehta joined Hantec in early July, with Hughessucceeding Djerrahian as Chief Strategy Officer. Based in Dubai, Djerrahian hasbeen with the broker for six years and will focus on capitalizing onopportunities in regions like Latin America.Learn more about Hantec Markets' reshuffle of its three top executives.Crypto.com names former LegacyFX exec as GM of Cyprus unitLastly, Crypto.com appointed Michael Floros as GeneralManager of its Cyprus business following its acquisition of A.N. AllnewInvestments Ltd, a CySEC-licensed investment firm. Floros previously served asExecutive Director and General Manager at A.N. Allnew Investments for eightyears.The appointment followed Crypto.com securing a Markets inFinancial Instruments Directive (MiFID) license through the acquisition of theCyprus-based firm. This license, issued by the Cyprus Securities and ExchangeCommission (CySEC), allows Crypto.com to offer a broader range of regulatedfinancial products.Know more about Crypto.com's onboarding of former LegacyFX exec as GM of Cyprus unit. This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.