Rob Kirby joins as Head of Sales for Asia Pacific based in Singapore
Copperdime, the leading global provider of next generation retail trading platforms, today announced the appointment of Rob Kirby as Head of Sales and Partnerships for Asia Pacific. This will help build out its already excellent relationships in the region and enable Copperdime to establish itself as the market leading retail trading platform in Asia Pacific.
Steve Bradford, VP Global Sales & Partnerships, commented: “We have been looking for someone for quite some time, who is well respected by the clients and partners in the region and who will help ensure our market propositions meet the needs of the Asia Retail marketplace. We are delighted to have found and attracted Rob to Copperdime and see it as a resounding endorsement for what we are trying to achieve that Rob agreed to join us!”
Rob has over 20 years of financial services experience in Asia. Having worked in both institutional and retail sales – this gives Rob an extensive understanding of our clients e-trading requirements and their long term business needs. For the last 5 years Rob’s focus has been on providing multi asset class online trading systems and bespoke white labelling solutions to financial institutions in the region. He commented “I first came across Copperdime during my previous role in Singapore. Having dealt with them first hand, I was extremely impressed with their technology and its dedicated team of people. In Asia, we continue to see an upward trend of online retail trading and an increasing popularity of new asset classes. As a result, there is a strong demand for reliable, advanced and easy to use retail trading solutions. “
“Our new regional base in Singapore is perfectly positioned to assist our Asian clients in meeting their trading objectives. The Copperdime systems enable our clients to enhance their retail product offering from a single trading screen, comprehensive risk management and back office system. Copperdime also provides flexible infrastructure that can be integrated to complement our clients existing architecture. The response from my clients confirm that Copperdime solutions are a perfect fit with what they are trying to achieve from a technical requirement and on a commercial basis. ”