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WorldSpreads is a financial services company founded in 2000. It offers a range of services to retail clients, specifically Spread Trading and CFDs. The WorldSpreads head office is in Dublin, Ireland and it has European offices in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Madrid. In 2008 it opened its first Asian office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has partnerships in Hungary, Greece, Poland, Slovenia, South America and South Africa.
The company is publicly listed on the London-based Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Meet the Team
Conor Foley, Chief Executive Officer
Conor is co-founder and Chief Executive of WorldSpreads Group. Prior to establishing WorldSpreads he had 11 years of experience in the financial services sector. Conor has a Masters Degree (M.A.) in Economics from University College, Dublin. He was Chief Dealer with Smurfit Paribas Bank from 1995-1998 (having joined the bank in 1989) with overall responsibility for the risk management of the bank's foreign exchange. He has twice been shortlisted by Ernst & Young for Entrepreneur Of The Year in Ireland.
Lindsay McNeile, Executive Director
Lindsay has been a Non-Executive Director of the Company since 2002 and will become Chairman on Admission. He was a co-founder of Sporting Index, the sports spread betting company. From 1992 to his departure in 2001, he was responsible for all aspects of management, the establishment of the "Financial Spreads", "Sporting Odds" and "Tote/Sporting Index" brands, and held a number of positions including Finance, Compliance and Managing Director. Subsequently, Lindsay was Finance Director for Kiotech International plc from 2001 to 2004 where he prepared the business for refinancing and promotion from OFEX to AIM, and Managing Director of Global Currencies Limited, a London based company specialising in trading emerging market currencies and financial instruments from 2004 to 2005.
Niall O’Kelly, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
Niall O’Kelly qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in 1993. In 1994 he joined Trinity Biotech plc, a NASDAQ and Irish Stock Exchange listed company, as Group Financial Controller. During this time he was very actively involved in the corporate finance side of the business and worked a number of fundraisings, acquisitions and the entry to the Irish Stock Exchange. Following his departure from Trinity Biotech, Niall joined an emerging technology Company, Magnetic Solutions, as CFO, before joining WorldSpreads in 2004.
Michael Foley, Director of International Business Development
Michael is one of the original founding members of the WorldSpreads Group Plc in 2000. Before joining he worked for 8 years in Financial Information Systems within the Biotechnology industry. At WorldSpreads, Michael has overseen the expansion of the business in 14 countries and developed regional hubs outside of Europe in Asia, Africa and South America. Michael holds a BSC in Financial Information Systems from Trinity College Dublin.
Michael O’Loan, Head Dealer - London
Mike O’Loan spent more than 15 years dealing in the international Money Markets before moving into spread trading in 2004. He has a particular interest in off balance sheet derivatives and risk management products. He worked for Bank Brussels Lambert for 7 years and ran one of the dealing desks in their London trading room. Prior to that he traded Interest Rates and foreign exchange for Barclays Bank in both London and Tokyo.