Traze Hires ICM.com Veteran as MENA Director

Traze, a licensed
broker in the United Arab Emirates, has hired Wassim Anastasiou as Regional
Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Anastasiou spent
nearly a decade at ICM.com, where he rose through the ranks from client
services to director-level operations roles.

ICM Veteran Joins Traze as
MENA Director After Nearly 10 Years

The
executive joins Traze after serving as Director of Operations and Senior
Executive Officer at ICM.com
since January 2024.

Anastasiou
wrote on LinkedIn that he joined Traze to focus on “growth, innovation,
and regional impact.” He described the company as having a vision to set
standards in transparency and execution across global markets.

“I’m proud
to be part of a leadership team bold enough to challenge convention and driven
enough to build something lasting,” he added.

Anastasiou
started at ICM.com in June 2016 as a client services executive in London. He
moved up to assistant operations manager in 2018 before becoming operations
manager in 2020, a position he held for over five years.

During that
time, he managed support and onboarding functions across three regulatory
frameworks and worked on policy development and compliance monitoring.

FinanceMagnates.com
also recently reported that Erkin Kamran, former CEO of Traze, has
stepped down from his role and is now working on a
new startup that aims to offer currency, commodity, and crypto trading on a
decentralized platform.

Management Scope Covered
Three Jurisdictions

His
responsibilities at ICM.com included implementing customer due diligence
standards and serving as the primary contact for know-your-customer and
anti-money laundering procedures. He participated in client assets and risk
committee meetings while working with IT teams and third-party vendors on
product launches and system migrations.

Before
entering the brokerage industry, Anastasiou ran a wholesale and retail
distribution business in Damascus, Syria from 2012 to 2016. That company
distributed products from international manufacturers including Unilever across
Damascus and surrounding areas. He also held sales management positions at Arab
Orient Insurance Company and Syrian Telecom Service.

Traze operates under a
Category 1 license in the UAE, which permits dealing in investments as
principal and agent. In the first part of 2025, ICM.com
also obtained its second license in the region, just over a year after its
decision to exit the UK market.

This article was written by Damian Chmiel at www.financemagnates.com.



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