GCEX, a leading digital prime brokerage, has appointed Tilman Schultz as Head of Partnerships to accelerate growth in Europe, in particular for the recently launched XplorDigital trading solutions.

Schultz, who has extensive experience in institutional sales and business development, will be based in GCEX’s office in Crypto Valley, Zug, Switzerland and will assist GCEX’s professional and institutional clients in the DACH region through its regulated entities.

Prior to joining GCEX, Schultz was FVP of Institutional Business Development at Saxo Bank where he spent 11 years developing the Wealth Manager, Hedge Fund and White-Labelled Banking Business, based out of Copenhagen and Zurich.

GCEX enables brokers, fund managers, hedge funds and professional traders to access deep liquidity in FX and digital assets. The rapidly growing firm also offers clients access to XplorDigital, a range of trading solutions including Xplor Broker in a Box and Xplor Crypto in a Box.

Lars Holst, Founder and CEO, GCEX said, “We see significant growth opportunities for GCEX across Europe and are excited to strengthen our institutional team to cover German-speaking markets. Having worked with Tilman previously at Saxo Bank, I know that he has the expertise, regional knowledge and contacts to help us to build an even stronger institutional presence across the region."

Tilman Schultz, Head of Partnerships, GCEX added: “I am excited to be on board with one of the most experienced and forward-thinking teams in the FX and digital asset space today. I am looking forward to playing a key role in the firm’s global expansion, leveraging my knowledge and previous experience. I have every confidence that GCEX will be another outstanding success, much like CFH which was also founded by Lars.”

GCEX Group enables institutional clients to access deep liquidity in FX and CFDs on digital assets, as well as digital assets spot trading and conversion in addition to a broad range of Forex brokerage and trading solutions - XplorDigital. 

Headquartered in London, with multiple offices across the globe, GCEX is regulated by the UK’s FCA, registered with the Danish FSA as a VASP and currency exchange and has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider License for the MVP phase by the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. True Global Ventures are investors in GCEX.