Integral taps Paul Spillman and Roland Schilling to expand FX tech business in EMEA region

Rick Steves

“Paul and Roland are valuable additions to the team and will play an important role in driving forward our global growth as we continue to expand the technology and services we offer.”

FX trading technology firm Integral has appointed Paul Spillman and Roland Schilling as Directors of Sales as part of its efforts to expand the EMEA sales team in order to meet demand from banks, brokers, payment companies, and fintech firms.

In Q3 2021, Integral made several key hires to its team focusing on Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with the appointment of Ina Patrascu and Julian Elliott.

Integral expanding EMEA presence in payments, banking, and retail brokerage

Paul Spillman has nearly three decades of experience in the foreign exchange market and joins Integral from TradAir, where he was most recently European Head of Sales.

Roland Schilling brings deep experience in FX trading, sales, and product management over a career spanning 35 years and joins Integral from Barracuda FX, now part of ION Group.

Both are responsible for expanding Integral’s footprint in EMEA, namely the firm’s solutions across payments, core banking, and retail brokerage.

“It was a no-brainer to join the company”

Harpal Sandhu, CEO of Integral, commented: “As a trusted technology provider, Integral’s cloud-based SaaS offering adds greater value to our customers and drives forward advancements in their FX trading and risk management workflow. Paul and Roland are valuable additions to the team and will play an important role in driving forward our global growth as we continue to expand the technology and services we offer.”

Vikas Srivastava, CRO of Integral said, “The demand for our cloud-based SaaS technology has grown as the financial markets are increasingly looking for scalable and flexible solutions. We’re delighted to have Paul and Roland join our team in EMEA.

Paul Spillman said, “I’m excited to be working along a very talented team at a time of accelerated growth for Integral, as more and more financial markets players are moving to the cloud. I’ve known Integral throughout my career and for me it was a no-brainer to join the company, especially at this exciting time of growth.”

Roland Schilling added, “It’s not often you get to return to a company you used to work for. In the last few years, Integral has been growing by leaps and bounds with a technology offering that is unrivalled in the industry. For me that provided a very interesting opportunity and I look forward to working with old and new colleagues towards our shared goal of growing the business.”

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