The perfect match

Demetriades’ career has led him to become FX and Payment Partnerships Team Lead for ONE.io

He told C&W in Business where it all began and how he’s now trying to educate businesses on the future of currency.

Andy was steadily making a name for himself and some major roles followed, including with the Swiss Government where he was in charge of a pension fund worth tens of millions of Euros which, he admits, took its toll, mentally, physically and emotionally.

That was followed by key positions with Investec and Caxton, the latter taking an unexpected direction due to the global pandemic.

“I initially joined Caxton in their partnerships division,” he said. “Collaboration runs through my veins.

“There’s an old adage, if you want to go fast go on your own, if you want to go far you need to go together. Forming partnerships is always something that has been grounded in my work.

“I was Director of Treasury so any client-facing team in the business would report into me and we based our values on doing the right thing, even when no-one was looking.