Singapore, 10 June, 2009 – Klaus Buhl has joined GFT as Director of Institutional Sales, Asia-Pacific where he will be responsible for Institutional Sales and Business Development in Asia.
Buhl joins GFT with over 18 years experience in the financial markets, 12 of which were spent in the currency markets. He is an ideal fit for GFT’s Singapore location due to his time spent working internationally as an interbank FX dealer at leading Scandinavian banks in Singapore and New York.
"We are confident that Klaus will be the leader we need in our Singapore location," said Ashraf Ebid, executive vice president of global sales and business development, GFT. "He has an impressive background managing teams and working within the Asian business model."
Buhl will be responsible for developing and building GFT's Institutional presence in the Asia region through partnerships and direct institutional accounts. He has a history of leading strong teams, which will aid him with his first priority of building a team around a new strategy.
"The opportunities and challenges combined with great visionary ideas and plans for the future are the reasons I joined GFT," said Buhl. "Also the structure of GFT with its well known integrity and very approachable and visible management were important factors in choosing the place I would continue my career."
Buhl has shown his capabilities of building new business and developing strong relationships as a leader throughout his career in the financial markets. GFT looks forward to his success as Director of Institutional Sales, Asia Pacific.
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