Swissquote chairman Markus Dennler to step downThis week added a new round of executive shifts across theindustry. Dr Markus Dennler will step down as Swissquote’s chairperson at the end of his current term, as he will reach the company’s age limit in 2026. He will not stand for re-election at the upcoming annual general meeting.Join IG, CMC, and Robinhood in London’s leading trading industry event!Swissquote’s board proposed Hans-Rudolf Köng as the next chairman. Köng joined the board in May 2025. Dr Dennler has served on the board since 2005 and has held the chairmanship since 2019, succeeding Mario Fontana.Learn more about the new leadership changes at Swissquote.Traze hires ICM.com veteran as MENA DirectorAt the same time, Traze, a licensed broker in the United Arab Emirates, appointed Wassim Anastasiou as its Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.Anastasiou previously spent almost ten years at ICM.com, progressing from client services roles to senior operational positions.He joined Traze after serving as Director of Operations and Senior Executive Officer at ICM.com.Show more about Traze's new hire for the role of MENA Director.Scope Markets appoints Jo Rosinska as brand managerAt the same time, Scope Markets appointed Jo Rosinska as Brand Manager. The move adds another experienced hire as parent company Rostro Group continues strengthening leadership across its portfolio of businesses.Rosinska joined from Capital.com, where she served as Brand Manager for seven months earlier this year. Before that, she was Senior Marketing Campaign Manager at StoneX Group. Learn more about Scope Markets' onboarding of Jo Rosinska as brand manager.CMC Markets fills UK CFO roleAlso this week, CMC Markets appointed Asia Pacific CFO John Cubbin as the new Chief Financial Officer of its two UK entities, CMC Markets UK and CMC Spreadbet. His appointment fills the position left vacant after the departure of former CFO Albert Soleiman nine months earlier.While Cubbin has stepped into the UK CFO role, it is not yet confirmed whether he will also assume the Group CFO position previously held by Soleiman. Disclose more about CMC Markets' filling of UK CFO position.easyMarkets names new Chief Risk OfficerAnother leadership change came from easyMarkets, where GiannisNikola was appointed as the Chief Risk Officer. Nikola joined from FinPros inLimassol, Cyprus, where he spent about a year as Chief Trading Risk Manager,managing risk and implementing KPIs.Prior to that, he spent nearly five years at CMTrading inLimassol, serving as Chief Dealer for around two years and Head of Dealing foralmost three years, overseeing trading operations and brokerage functions.Discover more about easyMarkets' new appointment of Giannis Nikola as the Chief Risk Officer.Doo Group’s risk head joins FXGlobe.comMeanwhile, Reginald Sherekete, formerly the Head of Risk atDoo Group, joined FXGlobe.com — an offshore forex and CFD broker registered inVanuatu — as Chief Risk Officer.The move came as D Prime, the retail and institutionalbrokerage arm of Doo Group, appears to be vacating its Limassol office.According to an employee who earlier spoke with FinanceMagnates.com, staff wererecently informed that the broker intends to leave the premises within twoweeks.Highlight more about Doo Group's recent hire of Head of Risk.Amana rehires IG’s Mohamed Ouerghi as Sales DirectorMohamed Ouerghi returned to Amana to lead its salesdivision, following a period at IG Group. His return marks a full-circle momentin his career within the Middle East’s FX and CFDs market.Ouerghi initially joined Amana in 2019 as Senior VicePresident of Sales in Lebanon, a role he held until 2021. He brings extensiveexperience in forex and CFDs, having previously served as Senior Vice Presidentof Sales and Sales Trader at FXCM.Disclose more about Amana's reappointment of Mohamed Ouerghi as Sales Director.Hong Kong’s SFC reappoints CEO Julia Leung as reforms advanceLastly, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commissionreappointed Julia Leung as Chief Executive Officer for another two-year termbeginning 1 January 2026. Her current term ends on 31 December 2025.The regulator noted Leung’s work over the past three years,including her engagement with industry stakeholders and efforts to strengthenHong Kong’s position as an international financial centre. Learn more about SFC's reappointment of CEO Julia Leung. This article was written by Jared Kirui at www.financemagnates.com.