StoneX appoints Thomas Friesleben as EMEA Managing Director of StoneX Pro
“With this unique value proposition, we are prepared to challenge the EMEA region’s FX market with a core focus streamlined trading and physical settlement solutions for financial Institutions, hedge funds and asset managers, family offices, and corporates.”
StoneX Group has appointed Thomas Friesleben as Managing Director to lead the growth of its StoneX Pro division in EMEA.
Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Thomas Friesleben will report to Eric Donovan, Global Head of Institutional FX, StoneX Group.
StoneX Pro offers a comprehensive suite of institutional FX and CFD services, covering all major and emerging market pairs, as well as forwards, options, NDF’s, and physical settlement services.
The CFD product line includes streaming liquidity across 12,000 products across FX, indices, metals, commodities, and equities, via its proprietary trading platforms and API’s for clients across the institutional spectrum including banks, alternative asset firms, corporates, family offices, retail brokers, and proprietary traders.
Thomas Friesleben appointed after 2 years at StoneX Global Payments
Thomas Friesleben joined StoneX in 2021 as Senior Sales of StoneX Global Payments, which
He previously spent two years consulting in the DMCC, UAE focusing on bespoke treasury and banking solutions for institutional and corporate clients. Before this, he was with Credit Suisse AG Dubai and was responsible for UHNWI & Corporate Structured Solutions.
Most of his career, about 17 years, was spent at Deutsche Bank AG, holding various roles in Germany, Singapore, and Dubai, including Head of Corporate Treasury Solutions for MENA.
“We are prepared to challenge the EMEA region’s FX market”
Thomas Friesleben, Managing Director of StoneX Pro EMEA, said: “StoneX Pro provides a robust offering of deep industry expertise, technology, and liquidity that delivers institutional-grade market access in a highly efficient manner. With this unique value proposition, we are prepared to challenge the EMEA region’s FX market with a core focus streamlined trading and physical settlement solutions for financial Institutions, hedge funds and asset managers, family offices, and corporates.”
Eric Donovan, Global Head of Institutional FX, StoneX Group, commented: “Thomas’ global experience in corporate finance and foreign exchange make him well-qualified to lead StoneX Pro into its next period of growth in EMEA, while continuing to provide the excellent service that StoneX Pro delivers. This also affirms our commitment to consolidating and growing many of our services for the region out of Frankfurt.”
