Gabriel Peñailillo leaves Libertex to launch Compass Trading

abdelaziz Fathi

Gabriel Peñailillo has parted ways with Libertex, as he launches a copy trading platform under the brand name ‘Compass Trading Solutions.’

Gabriel Peñailillo

He ends a two year tenure with Libertex where he was recently promoted to take on an expanded role as the company’s country head in Chile, a country in western South America.

Gabriel has stepped into his recent role last year, barely 4 months after he joined the firm as Partnership Manager, according to information made public on his LinkedIn profile. In his capacity, he helped solidify Libertex operations in the LATAM (Latin America) region as well, bringing several years of expertise in the FX space to the role.

Gabriel was also tasked with driving the growth of the Chile business alongside other South American countries and in alignment with the firm’s regional strategy. He brings to Compass Trading Solutions nearly a decade of experience from operational and sales roles in de Santiago.

He is also responsible for managing its sales activities in the region to bring the company’s custom brokerage services to the targeted segments.

Alvial started his own career in 2013 when he assumed his first role in the FX arena as a sales manager at Admiral Markets Group. There he spent the bulk of his career with the multi-regulated FX and CFDs brokerage firm.

During this 4-year stint, he worked his way up through several roles with the firm, culminating with the position of director of Latin American operations. He also spent a short stint as an international sales manager for the LATAM region at ThinkMarkets.

“9+ years of experience as Business Developer of FinTechs relate to FX, CFDs and Cryptos in the LATAM region. I posses vast knowledge in all the areas of the business: Sales, Analysis, IBs/Affiliates, Payment Gateways, Marketing, Brand Awareness, Education, Legal, HR, Accounting, Back-End, etc…Trader with over 12 years of experience, crypto and DeFi investor, NFT owner, blockchain enthusiast and more,” he describes himself on Linkedin.

 

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