LONDON, June 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Marketing veteran to lead global communications and marketing strategies for industry-leading retail forex broker
OANDA, a global provider of innovative forex trading services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Drew Izzo as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). He will lead the award-winning broker's global communications and marketing strategies.
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An entrepreneurial, collaborative, and dynamic business leader with marketing and forex industry experience, Izzo most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Athlete.com, a company he cofounded.
"With the perfect mix of entrepreneurial spirit, marketing vision, and forex experience, Drew is a valuable addition to our senior management team," said Ed Eger, President and CEO, OANDA Corporation. "Coupling his bent for research and analytics as the backbone of a sound strategy, and with an emphasis on the customer's voice, I know that Drew is a good fit for the OANDA brand. He will further distinguish our company as an industry leader and the best choice for every trader worldwide."
Prior to cofounding Athlete.com, Izzo held several senior marketing roles for various companies including Interbank FX (IBFX), which was acquired by TradeStation in 2012. At IBFX, Izzo was responsible for all marketing channels across 140 countries.
"I'm excited to join OANDA, a world-class company that's renowned for its transparency, technology, customer service and regulatory excellence," Izzo said. "As CMO, I look forward to embracing the challenges and opportunities helping OANDA continue its remarkable success as the world's greatest forex broker."
For more information, please visit http://www.oanda.co.uk, and follow OANDA on Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube.
About OANDA
OANDA Corporation transformed the business of foreign exchange through an innovative approach to FX trading. The company's industry leading online trading platform, fxTrade, introduced a number of firsts to the marketplace, including immediate execution; instant settlement on trades; trades of any size between one unit and 10 million units; and interest calculated by the second. The company's many awards attest to the power and flexibility of its trading platform. In 2013, OANDA was honored with nearly a dozen awards, including Best Trade Execution Provider, Best Retail Trading Platform and Best Mobile Trading Platform by International Finance Magazine; as well as Best Value for Money by Investment Trends in each the U.S., UK, and Asia Pacific markets.
OANDA was the first online provider of comprehensive currency exchange information, and today the company's OANDA Rate® data provides benchmark rates for corporations, auditing firms, and global banks.
OANDA has eight offices worldwide, in Toronto, Chicago, New York, Boston, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and Sydney. OANDA is fully regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the U.S. National Futures Association (NFA), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA), and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).
OANDA Europe Limited is a company registered in England number 7110087 limited by shares with its registered office at 25 Watling Street, London, EC4M 9BR and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, No: 542574.
Leveraged trading in Foreign Currency Contracts, precious metals, and CFDs may not be suitable for everybody as they are high-risk products. We advise you to consider whether trading is appropriate for you in light of your experience, objectives, financial resources, risk tolerance and other relevant circumstances. Since you could lose some or all of your deposited funds, you should ensure you fully understand all of the risks. More details can be found at: http://fxtrade.oanda.co.uk/legal/risk-warning.
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