Equiti Capital UK announces Steve Reeves as Non-Executive Director

Rick Steves

Steve Reeves has played key roles at a number of FX and CFD brokers, including City Index, ODL Securities, GKFX, AxiCorp.

Equiti Capital UK Limited has appointed Steve Reeves to its Board as a Non-Executive Director, the London-based multi asset broker announced, adding that Reeves will also chair the Board Audit and Risk Committee.

Steve Reeves, a Chartered Accountant who has held several certified regulatory authorizations, is an industry veteran, currently serving as a Non-Executive Director of Financial House Ltd.

Reeves played key roles at City Index, ODL Securities, GKFX, AxiCorp

Having started his career in 1980, he entered the FX and CFD space by joining the group comprising City Index and IFX Group as Chief Financial Officer, where he worked for six years.

He then moved to ODL Securities as Group Finance Director and Business Analyst at Deutsche Bank until he joined Interactive Brokers in 2011 as UK Controller.

Over the last nine years he led the finances of GKFX as CFO from 2013 to 2015; led AxiCorp /FIXI as Managing Director from 2015 to 2018; led the finances of Gobaba Ventures as CFO from 2018 to 2019, and played the same role at Koine from 2019 to 2021, and became NED at Financial House.

Nigel Holmes, interim CEO of Equiti Capital UK Ltd, commented: “We welcome Steve to the Board of Equiti Capital UK Ltd. His extensive experience of the sector and across financial services, expertise in finance, financial reporting and financial regulatory requirements and management acumen will be a very valuable contribution to the Board.”

Steve Reeves, Non-Executive Director at Equiti Capital UK, said: “I am delighted to join the Board of Equiti Capital UK and the team at this important time. The company has evolved significantly over the past few years, and I look forward to supporting the long-term ambitions of the business.”

Equiti Capital UK is the FCA-authorized entity of Equiti Group, a multi-regulated multi asset brokerage firm operating across the globe, with local offices in Europe, the UK, the Middle East, the Americas, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions.

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