OR GOLD
Head Of Commercial Operations
Q Tell us a bit about yourself and how you came to work for Panda Trading Systems I used to work on the brokerage side of the industry. I spent about eight years working in the financial services sector in both Israel and Cyprus. It’s funny, I actually used to be a Panda client and that’s where the initial seeds were sown. I always had an interest in learning more about the technology of trading and how it all fits together on a big picture level. I was also interested in gaining experience in the B2B side of things. So, when the opportunity arose I jumped at it and here we are. That’s how the initial transition in my career path took place. Q Tell us more about your current role at Panda and how you found your way to it. I started out on the success team, which in retrospect was very important because that’s the department on the front line, so to speak. Working there you quickly learn everything about what brokerages require, their pain points, as well as how they operate and how best to do business with them. That experience has helped me in my present role as head of commercial operations, which involves negotiating the fit between our new products and the market’s changing needs. You can say I’m half way between the techs and the creatives. So, I also work closely with sales and marketing, to help them craft the way they approach their own campaigns. Having said that, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the forthcoming expo in Dubai,
GAME CHANGERS Issue #38
