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.
Michael Kamerman
CEO
Michael Kamerman
CEO
Michael Kamerman is a highly accomplished finance professional with expertise in investment management and strategic planning.
Michael has over two decades of experience in the trading space, having led major divisions of FXCM prior to joining Skilling. Under his leadership, the broker has already grown 14X and has expanded into 140 new countries.
Fiona Soler
CFO
Fiona Soler
CFO
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.
Jon Squires
Chairman of the Board
Jon Squires
Chairman of the Board
Squires joined Skilling as Executive Chairman after a long career in hyper-growth or turn-around companies.
Most recently, he was Group CEO at Capital.com and Currency.com, and under his tenure, the group's revenues grew by over 40X.
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.
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.
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.
Giancarlo Lionti
Head of Performance Marketing & Growth
Giancarlo Lionti
Head of Performance Marketing & Growth
Giancarlo Lionti leads the acquisition marketing activities at Skilling after +10 years of experience in Performance Marketing, Affiliate Marketing & Business Development.
Before joining Skilling, Giancarlo was running digital marketing activities for 50+ Fintech Institutions, CFD Brokers & Crypto Exchanges across several sources & platforms.
Katerina Kermezi
Head of Back Office
Katerina Kermezi
Head of Back Office
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.
Ana Cavero
Global Head of Product
Ana Cavero
Global Head of Product
For over 25 years, Ana has guided talented Engineers, Product, Designers and Marketing professionals in creating technically solid products that captivate customers.
Her diverse skills span across all business sizes and multiple industries, namely Financial Services, Healthcare, EdTech and Retail. Her mission for the last four years has been to revolutionise the trading industry!
Andreas Leonidou
Head of Brand & Design
Andreas Leonidou
Head of Brand & Design
Andreas Leonidou holds a prominent role as the leader of the design and brand team, where he spearheads the development and implementation of high-impact design and branding strategies.
Through his visionary approach, Andreas strives to create a strong and distinguishable brand presence, cementing the company's reputation in the industry.
Giancarlo Lionti
Head of Performance Marketing & Growth
Giancarlo Lionti
Head of Performance Marketing & Growth
Giancarlo Lionti leads the acquisition marketing activities at Skilling after +10 years of experience in Performance Marketing, Affiliate Marketing & Business Development.
Before joining Skilling, Giancarlo was running digital marketing activities for 50+ Fintech Institutions, CFD Brokers & Crypto Exchanges across several sources & platforms.
Irene Castañeda
Head of Website and Content
Irene Castañeda
Head of Website and Content
Irene is a digital marketing expert with more than 8 years of experience in SEO and Web optimisation.
After 3 years running creative campaigns at IG Group, she joined Skilling to build the website and content strategy.
Leticia Luengo
Head of CRM
Leticia Luengo
Head of CRM
Leticia Luengo Ortega joined Skilling as the Global Head of CRM, with 13+ years of experience in marketing, sales and product management across various industries in international markets.
With a keen eye for detail, problem-solving abilities, and strong project management skills, she is a digital specialist with expertise in CRM, Loyalty, and Customer Experience areas.
Valeria Kaya
Head of Campaigns
Valeria Kaya
Head of Campaigns
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.
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.
Ana Cavero
Global Head of Product
Ana Cavero
Global Head of Product
For over 25 years, Ana has guided talented Engineers, Product, Designers and Marketing professionals in creating technically solid products that captivate customers.
Her diverse skills span across all business sizes and multiple industries, namely Financial Services, Healthcare, EdTech and Retail. Her mission for the last four years has been to revolutionise the trading industry!
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.
Katerina Kermezi
Head of Back Office
Katerina Kermezi
Head of Back Office
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.
Fiona Soler
CFO
Fiona Soler
CFO
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.
Christelle Debattista
Finance Manager
Christelle Debattista
Finance Manager
Christelle Debattista is an experienced Finance manager with 15 years experience having the knowledge and expertise in various industries.
Mainly in the Financial Services industry, Corporate Services Providers dealing with local and foreign companies from incorporation to liquidation, Human Resources and the Shipping Industry.
Anti Nousi
Accountant
Anti Nousi
Accountant
Anti Nousi is a proficient accountant with over 5 years of experience in finance, accounting, and reporting, enhanced by an MBA and a BSC in Economics.
Amanda Camenzuli
Finance Director
Amanda Camenzuli
Finance Director
Amanda Camenzuli is the Finance Director at Skilling and was key in setting up the finance department from its inception. A qualified accountant with over 17 years’ experience in financial services.
Formed part of the asset management & gaming teams of a Big 4 firm, managing a wide range of licensed entities in Malta and New York. She specialises in technical accounting, etc.
Mihaela Dragulin
Payment Specialist
Mihaela Dragulin
Payment Specialist
Mihaela Dragulin started her journey at Skilling over 3 years ago as a Back Office Administrator. During this period, she was also carrying office management requirements within the Cyprus office to then be promoted to Back Office Manager.
Having been exposed to all aspects of payments in her role within the Back Office department, Mihaela took on a further challenge and joined the Payments Department mid 2023, ensuring the smooth operation of clients' payments.
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.
Paula Runestig
Head of Sweden
Paula Runestig
Head of Sweden
Paula Runestig has a background in mathematical finance, previous experience in investment banking and as a professional quant trader in Stockholm.
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.
We are a Multi Award Winning broker
We take pride on what we have achieved, it keeps us motivated.
