ABOUT US
Our Team
The Skilling Group is made up of a multinational team of over 70 people from all over the world. Developers, marketers and specialists all work together from our offices located in Cyprus (CIF), Malta and Spain.
George Kyriakoudes
CEO
George Kyriakoudes
CEO
George has over a decade of experience in the online brokerage and forex industry, including working with three of the largest brands in the sector. His leadership has spanned Internal Audit, Risk Management, Business Reporting/Intelligence, and more recently, overseeing Skilling’s Dealing and Sales functions.
These experiences have equipped him with a deep understanding of both financial and operational dynamics, enabling him to balance short-term cost management with long-term strategic initiatives necessary for growth.
Fiona Soler
Global Operations Director
Fiona Soler
Global Operations Director
Experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Skilled in Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance, and Foreign Exchange (FX) Options. Handled roles of Operations (PO) Payment Specialist heading the Payments Team and HR during her working years.
Exposed to financial service international businesses; licensing process in financial services in the EU and offshore, and start-up business challanges. Held roles of Non Executive and currently Executive Director.
Nikolay Nikolaev
CTO
Nikolay Nikolaev
CTO
Nikolay is a fintech innovator with a 20-year track record, known for advancing trading tech and spurring innovation in the capital markets. His strategic vision significantly ups company performance and profitability. He’s adept at guiding international teams and managing hefty budgets.
Nikolay excels at shaping vibrant work cultures, driving growth, and overseeing global expansion. He's also a champ in IT governance, risk management, and cybersecurity, with a keen passion for quantitative investment, building elite teams, and creating cutting-edge tech solutions.
Lennart F Clausen
Co-founder and Head of Trading
Lennart F Clausen
Co-founder and Head of Trading
Lennart F. Clausen has worked in the Forex and CFD industry for more than 20-years, and has vast experience in investment management, trading and analysis.
Lennart is known for his diversified skills within the broader CFD industry.
Christos Yerasimou
Trading Director
Christos Yerasimou
Trading Director
Christos Yerasimou has more than 10 years of experience in the industry, specializing in trading with a proven track record of maximizing profits and managing risk.
Adept at analyzing market trends and implementing effective strategies, he continues to be a driving force in the ever-changing landscape of finance.
Valeria Kaya
Head of CRM and Loyalty
Valeria Kaya
Head of CRM and Loyalty
Valeria Kaya is Skilling’s Head of Campaigns, coming from Capital.com and Currency.com, where she drove significant growth and customer retention.
She launched, scaled, and optimized promo campaigns, generating a significant number of FTDs internationally. Led cross-functional collaboration for campaign success and KPI achievement and very determined to bring even better results to Skilling.
Nikolay Nikolaev
CTO
Nikolay Nikolaev
CTO
Nikolay is a fintech innovator with a 20-year track record, known for advancing trading tech and spurring innovation in the capital markets. His strategic vision significantly ups company performance and profitability. He’s adept at guiding international teams and managing hefty budgets.
Nikolay excels at shaping vibrant work cultures, driving growth, and overseeing global expansion. He's also a champ in IT governance, risk management, and cybersecurity, with a keen passion for quantitative investment, building elite teams, and creating cutting-edge tech solutions.
Adrian García
Head of Front End
Adrian García
Head of Front End
Technology and sports enthusiast, Adrian García joined Skilling on its early stage back in 2018 before its first launch.
His experience on web technologies and architecture, performance optimisation and product development from scratch has led Skilling to build, shape and boost all the multi-channel platforms in the company.
Jinal Shah
Head of DevOps
Jinal Shah
Head of DevOps
Jinal Shah, a conscientious problem solver with a watchful eye, has drawn on his decades of experience in platform architecture and engineering to keep the Skilling experience secure, reliable and up to the rigorous demands of its high value client base.
Kristiyan Vasilev
QA Lead
Kristiyan Vasilev
QA Lead
Kristiyan Vasilev is an exceptional QA automation engineer with more than 8 years of experience, specializing in casino brands, online sports betting, and trading platforms.
His expertise in automating quality assurance processes ensures seamless and reliable operations for various digital financial systems. Highly regarded for his dedication, technical acumen, and commitment to excellence.
Iulian Chiran
Data & Analytics Lead
Iulian Chiran
Data & Analytics Lead
With over a decade of expertise, Iulian is a data expert with extensive experience in data strategy and analytics across diverse industries, including gambling, telecommunications, and financial services.
Iulian excels in delivering modern BI solutions, impactful insights, and predictive models. His skill set encompasses SQL mastery, Python proficiency, BI visualization, and data pipeline architecture, enabling him to transform complex requirements into streamlined solutions
Katerina Kermezi
Head of Business Operations
Katerina Kermezi
Head of Business Operations
Katerina Kermezi, joins as Head of Backoffice with over 10 years of experience in the Binary and Forex Industry, in Support and Back Office roles.
She is leading our Back Office team, with extensive experience in administrative support, providing excellent customer service and streamlining processes for maximum efficiency.
Kenneth Schaumberg
Head of Sales
Kenneth Schaumberg
Head of Sales
Kenneth Schaumberg is an accomplished International Head of Sales with over 8 years of experience in the finance industry.
Having joined Skilling in 2019, he brings a wealth of professional expertise and cultural insights to the team, gained through his work with regulated financial institutions across Asia, Europe, and the UK.
Andriana Arianoglou
Head of Spain
Andriana Arianoglou
Head of Spain
Andriana Arianoglou is a successful Multilingual Senior Accounts Manager with over 6 years of experience within the Finance industry, as an important member of Established City Brokers and Liquidity providers.
She is currently responsible for a vast and diverse portfolio of Clients and she is contributing to the business growth by developing strategic regional partnerships.
Hellen Georgalides
Head of Compliance
Hellen Georgalides
Head of Compliance
Hellen Georgalides, Head of Compliance, has a strong legal academic background and decade of experience in fiduciary and finance.
With expertise in adherence to regulatory requirements and fostering integrity, she navigates complex compliance landscapes with a commitment to ethical standards.
Pantelina Christodoulou
Head of Legal
Pantelina Christodoulou
Head of Legal
Pantelina is a lawyer with extensive experience in the legal and compliance sector.
In her senior lawyer role, Pantelina brings valuable insights garnered from navigating the complexities of regulatory compliance in the financial sector and her strong academic foundation, ensuring that Skilling remains at the forefront of the evolving regulatory landscape.
ABOUT US
Why Skilling?
We’re a fintech trading company founded in 2016 by Scandinavian entrepreneurs, with a track record of success. With a rapidly growing international presence, and offices in Cyprus, Malta and Spain, we provide access to over 1,000 of the world’s top financial markets.
Skilling enables you to trade CFD instruments across the most renowned asset classes across multiple award-winning platforms, including its own advanced proprietary platform.
Its competitive pricing, reliability and quick execution, as well as our client-centric focus, are the reasons why more and more traders are switching to Skilling.
As we continue to expand and surpass our goals, Skilling’s vision remains simple: to make investment and trading engaging and accessible to everyone, in a transparent and secure way.
Our vision
Skilling’s vision is simple: to unlock the potential of the world’s markets.
We believe that trading is for everyone, and anyone with an interest in financial markets should have the opportunity
to trade to their full potential.
We want to make trading easily accessible to all in a transparent
and trusted environment.
Our mission
We’ve been on a mission to create our own unique trading platform, designed to cater to traders of all levels. Our proprietary platform Skilling Trader now connects everyone to the world’s financial markets, and we continue to expand our horizons as we follow trading trends.
As we continuously search for new ways to push the boundaries of technology, we work tirelessly on offering our clients more trading options and better trading conditions. We thrive by truly understanding our customers’ needs, with a long-term mission to develop the best products and services within the fintech industry.
Safe in our hands
Skilling is a regulated broker with strict measures in place to adhere to full transparency. Our headquarters are in Cyprus, in Europe: Skilling Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) under CIF licence No. 357/18. Skilling (Seychelles) Ltd, is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) under licence No. SD042. To find out more about how we ensure your funds remain secure, visit Security of Funds.
Security of funds
Join Skilling
We’re always on the look-out for the best talent, so if you’re interested in joining our team and think you have what it takes to work at Skilling, send your resume to [email protected].
You can also take a look at our current open positions by visiting our Careers page.
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We take pride on what we have achieved, it keeps us motivated.
