Capital.com announces new CEO Jonathan Squires

Breaking through the middle of 2020, we realised that we have missed telling you about one of the major changes within Capital.com’s leadership structure. At last, we would like to introduce our new CEO Jonathan Squires.

Jonathan Squires joined our company with a mandate to grow the business into new markets internationally. For more than 20 years, Jonathan has concentrated on building new and high-potential brands into market leaders, working at a senior level in companies such as GlobalData (AIM: DATA), Trinity Mirror Digital (now LSE: RCH) and The Stars Group (TSGE: TSI).

His strengths in online commerce, corporate strategy and new market entry have led to direct and significant impact on the market share of each company he has worked in, and it is this direction he has brought to Capital.com.

A few key facts about Jonathan:

• 16 years in online marketing. Jonathan really understands how to drive growth
• As a CEO of a large marketing company in Pokerstars group with a $9bn market cap, Jonathan achieved huge year on year growth from already big numbers and won five awards for "company of the year" out of the six he was in charge of
• Jonathan has an MBA from INSEAD, Paris, and LLB/BA from UWE, Bristol and Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet, Mainz 

Commenting on his new role, Jonathan Squires said: "I'm incredibly honoured to have joined Capital.com as CEO, leading such a talented group of people. The momentum within the company is phenomenal and it is inspiring to be surrounded by so many experts in different fields, all of them committed to our customers' experience and trading. Already in 2020, the team have shown what they can do with a massive growth in our core markets as well as new, untapped regions. I'm confident that the rest of the year will be just as exciting for our clients, the team and the investors."

Capital.com delivers a unique approach to trading, creating a trustworthy environment in which to grow.

Pursuing the biggest purpose to build the easiest-to-use and most transparent financial platform, we transform the relationship between the trading platform and our customers, providing free trading education and guidance through the world of investments.  

Working from our offices in the UK, Cyprus and Belarus, Capital.com gathers more than 750,000 traders and has processed over $100m (£77m, €85m) in deposits.

We believe that this cannot be achieved by cutting-edge technologies alone. This is the result of work of an outstanding team of talented people, led by experienced and success-driven professionals such as Jonathan.