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Philippe Ghanem

Company: ADS Securities

Designation: Broker, CEO

Philippe Ghanem established ADS Securities, the brokerage arm of the then newly formed ADS Holding, in Abu Dhabi in 2011, with a starting capital of $400m. It began as a dealer in foreign exchange and bullion and within months was trading more than $2bn a day worth of financial instruments and commodities and has since multiplied several times, becoming one of the world’s fastest growing forex traders.

The Abu Dhabi firm is the largest brokerage by volume in the Middle East and one of the fastest growing forex and investment companies globally.

In 2014, ADS Securities expanded into new services, including investment banking and asset management, following its acquisition of a London brokerage firm that it has developed into a full-service financial firm. The company also has regional office in Hong Kong and a support office in Singapore.

Described as being one of the key driving forces behind the conception and creation of ADS Securities, Ghanem has a wealth of experience in both establishing and running successful entrepreneurial ventures in the financial services sector. Prior to ADS, he co-founded Dublin-based financial brokerage firm Squared Financial Services, which he helped develop as a multi-asset class e-trading platform.

He brought that expertise to his current role as vice-chairman and CEO of ADS Securities, with deep expertise in building sophisticated electronic trading platforms as well as strong contacts across international markets.

Ghanem is a regular contributor to international and business media including CNBC, Forbes, Reuters and specialist trade publications.

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