TADAWUL FX MANAGEMENT TEAM

Meet the Tadawul FX management and executive team. You can view short bios on each member of our management team here including work experience and areas of responsibility within TDFX.

 

RAMZI CHAMAT, CEO & PARTNER, TADAWUL FX

Ramzi Chamat, originally from Lebanon, grew up in Switzerland and speaks five different languages. His first foray into the Forex market began straight from university in 1998. He proceeded to join ACM where he was charged with the opening of the Dubai office and also became the pioneering force behind the introduction of Islamic Forex Accounts. Ramzi’s extensive experience in the forex market and his passion for offering clients a superior service led him to joining forces with business partners Tamer Eid and Yvan Burki in 2006 to create Tadawul FX, with a view to meeting client expectations where other online forex brokers have failed.

Ramzi is responsible for the overall strategic management of the company, new business development, and remains highly active in dealings with clients and overall marketing of the company. Tadawul FX Traders and forex professionals are invited to connect with Ramzi Chamat on LinkedIn.

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TAMER EID, CFO & PARTNER, TADAWUL FX

Tamer Eid, originally from Egypt, grew up in Switzerland and is fluent in four languages. He first began working in the Forex market in 2003, acquiring a wealth of experience in currency trading. He proceeded to join MEI where he was in charge of all technical support issues for the company. Tamer has built up a great network in his field and his indepth understanding of treasury and all associated technical issues, as well as his insistence on establishing high standards for client service in the forex industry led him to joining forces with Ramzi Chamat in 2006 to form Tadawul FX.

Tamer is responsible for the overall strategic management of the treasury department and his key focus is on consistently maintaining high trading standards for Tadawul FX customers.

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YVAN BURKI, HEAD OF IT & PARTNER, TADAWUL FX

Yvan Burki, originally from Switzerland, speaks three languages and grew up in Switzerland. He joined the Tadawul FX team prior to the official launch of the company in 2006. Yvan has an impressive track record of successful IT solutions and his expertise and experience has given Tadawul FX a competitive edge for offering its customers superior trading facilities. Yvan’s dedication and large contribution to the company’s success led to him becoming a partner of Tadawul FX in 2008.

Yvan is responsible for the overall IT management of the company, and systems development and implementation.

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STAVROS YIANNAKOU, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TADAWUL FX

Stavros Yiannakou, originally from Cyprus, obtained his BSc in Economics and Accounting and MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance from the UK. In 2000 Stavros joined the financial services industry working for Marfin Laiki Bank as a Senior Foreign Exchange Trader and Head of Global FX Risk. Stavros is an experienced trader and a financial analyst with extensive knowledge of Foreign Exchange, Money Market and Foreign Exchange Derivatives products and instruments. Stavros is also proficient in Risk Management, Treasury Administration and overall operational procedures.

Stavros is responsible for overseeing all of the company's operations in terms of departmental procedures, objectives and respective targets.

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THOMAS PAPANTONIOU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TADAWUL FX

Thomas Papantoniou, originally from Cyprus, grew up in the United Kingdom and started working in the forex industry in 2002. Finding it exciting and fast moving he proceeded to join Tadawul FX in 2008 as an Executive Director bringing to the company his strong sales expertise, creativity and strategic planning. Thomas is responsible for managing the overall Tadawul FX Sales Department and overseeing the company’s customer service strategy.

His focus is on maintenance and achievement of consistently high service standards, as Thomas says, “Servicing you is what makes the difference“.

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SERGEI DEHTIAROV, HEAD OF TREASURY, TADAWUL FX

Sergei Dehtiarov, originally from Ukraine, has been educated in the UK and completed his MBA in Cyprus. Sergei comes from an investment consulting background and joined Tadawul FX in 2008 as the Head of the Treasury Department.

Sergei is responsible for the risk management of the company and effectively utilizes his education and work experience in order to achieve and maintain high professional standards in TadawulFX.

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ANNA PARASKEVA, HEAD OF ACCOUNTING, TADAWUL FX

Anna Paraskeva, originally from Cyprus, joined Tadawul FX in 2008. Anna is an expert in compliance and internal audit. Prior to joining Tadawul FX, Anna was in charge of the internal audit of a Major EU restaurant chain.

Anna is responsible for all compliance issues of Tadawul FX and her role involves ensuring complete adherence to the strict rulings of all our financial regulators (SFDF, CYSEC) and auditors (Deloitte).

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WASSIM EL CHAARANI, HEAD OF BACK OFFICE OPERATIONS, TADAWUL FX

Wassim El Chaarani, originally from Lebanon, speaks Arabic, English, French and Russian. Wassim began working in the forex market in 2004 as a Customer Support Supervisor for an international forex company, and in 2007 moved to MetaQuotes, the providers of MetaTrader 4. Gaining skills, knowledge and insight as a Sales Customer Support Supervisor , Wassim joined Tadawul FX in 2008 as the Head of Back Office Operations.

Wassim is responsible for overseeing and management of back office and administrations tasks, account opening facilitation and carrying out due diligence on investors.

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KATE ALIPPA, HEAD OF MARKETING & PR, TADAWUL FX

Kate Alippa, originally from Russia, grew up between the US and UK, and obtained her BA from the Richmond American University in London, UK.  In 2004 Kate entered one of the biggest foreign exchange payment providers in the world, now Travelex, as the Corporate Client Manager gaining forex market expertise and business development experience.  Kate joined the Tadawul FX Sales Team in 2009 as an Account Manager, responsible for customer service and support, and brought her financial services knowledge, creativity, and strong customer relation skills to the company. 

In March 2010, Kate was promoted to Head of Marketing & PR and is now responsible for the overall marketing, advertising and PR of the company, adding value to the customer experience, as well as maintaining and building the brand equity of Tadawul FX.

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