OANDA names ex-IG Markets Philip Waters as Head of Apac and Emerging Markets after working more than two years with the company.

Philip Waters was promoted to Head of APAC and Emerging Markets at OANDA, one of the leading global retail trading companies. According to his LinkedIn account, Waters has worked at the company as Head of Emerging Markets for more than two years.

Prior to working at OANDA, he held the same position during his career at IG Singapore between 2019 and 2020. Waters served at IG for more than eight years since 2010 as a Credit Risk Officer. Between 2011 and 2014, he served as Credit Risk Supervisor for the broker.

In addition, Waters was responsible for the UK and Australia region as Credit Risk Manager between 2014 and 2016, then was promoted to Commercial Executive for over a year.

In 2017, Waters became Head of Emerging Markets, responsible for maximizing revenue from countries where the CFTC-regulated company has no physical presence. Prior to joining IG, he worked as a Credit Advisor for Lloyds TSB.

"Very pleased to be taking on a new role as Head of APAC & Emerging Markets for OANDA. Cannot wait to get even more involved in this thriving region. Exciting times," he commented on his LinkedIn profile.

oanda

Before Waters, OANDA also promoted Mark Chesterman to Chief Risk Officer. Chesterman previously held the position of Head of Trading and has been with OANDA since November 2019.