Capital.com appoints a new Chief of Staff to support accelerated growth

By Joy Dumasia

Capital.com, the high-growth global trading and investing platform leading the UK leveraged trading industry in overall client satisfaction, has announced the appointment of Joe Rundle as its Chief of Staff. Based in Cyprus, Rundle will oversee Capital.com’s expansion into new markets and support the company’s diversification strategy with better products and solutions. This is a newly created role to support Capital.com’s rapid growth.

With 20 years of experience driving strategy and global growth operations for leading brokerage firms, Rundle will be responsible for supporting Capital.com’s business growth in new markets like the US, deepening the talent pool and bolstering product development and innovation. He was most recently Chief Executive Officer at a competing brokerage firm, Markets.com. He previously worked at Bank of America and held senior leadership positions at ThinkMarkets and ETX Capital, where he was part of the executive team responsible for repositioning the company as a multi-asset broker. 

Commenting on Rundle’s appointment, Jonathan Squires, Group Chief Executive Officer at Capital.com, said: “Capital.com has not only been achieving but also sustaining triple-digit year-on-year growth for the last few years. Stellar growth has enabled us to expand our global footprint rapidly. With Joe’s knowledge and experience building compelling multi-asset platforms, we can confidently deliver best-in-class stock trading capabilities and drive strategic partnerships.”

Joe Rundle, Chief of Staff, Capital.com, said: “I have been closely following Capital.com’s development and growth since the company was founded, and have always believed in its vision to lower the barriers to investing using cutting-edge technology, good pricing and education. This new role combines so many things that I’m passionate about, particularly people, innovation, growth-driven strategy and the financial markets.”

“We will continue to support our clients all over the world by expanding into new markets and diversifying our products. We are committed to ensuring sound risk management and providing the right learning tools to help people become confident investors,” added Squires.