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LONDON, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

A global leader in online multi-asset trading services, currency data and

analytics, OANDA(http://oanda.com/) is pleased to announce the appointment of

financial services heavyweight Philip Holemans as Chief Financial Officer. He

will be responsible for optimising the firm's financial performance, ensuring

compliance with global accounting standards and helping direct OANDA's growth

strategy in the coming years.

With almost 20 years of experience in the financial services sector, Holemans

is perhaps best known for his longstanding career at GE Capital, where he held

CFO roles in the Benelux, Germany and Czechia. Having left GE, he assumed the

role of CFO and Vice Chairman of the Board with Moneta Money Bank, which is

listed on the Prague stock exchange. He joins OANDA from WiZink, a private

equity-owned Iberian digital bank where he was also Chief Financial Officer.

"Philip brings with him significant expertise within the financial services

industry. His in-depth knowledge of financial planning and analysis, mergers

and acquisitions, and corporate development will be invaluable as we continue

on our journey to becoming one of the largest multi-asset brokers in the world.

We're delighted to welcome him to the firm," said Chief Executive Officer of

OANDA, Gavin Bambury.

Further commenting, Holemans said, "I'm very much looking forward to working

with the OANDA team, helping to identify and implement new strategies that will

continue to improve efficiencies, increase profitability and further drive the

growth of the business."

About OANDA

Founded in 1996, OANDA was the first company to share exchange rate data free

of charge on the Internet, launching an FX trading platform that helped pioneer

the development of web-based currency trading five years later. Today, the

group provides online multi-asset trading, currency data and analytics to

retail and corporate clients, demonstrating an unrivalled expertise in foreign

exchange. With regulated entities in eight of the world's most active financial

markets, OANDA remains dedicated to transforming the business of foreign

exchange. For more information, please visit oanda.com(http://www.oanda.com/)

or follow us on Twitter(https://twitter.com/OANDA),

Facebook(https://www.facebook.com/OANDAfx) or

YouTube(http://www.youtube.com/user/oanda).

SOURCE:  OANDA