FCA Regulated
GFO-X UK is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
About GFO-X Group
Building regulated market infrastructure for digital asset derivatives.
GFO-X Group is focused on bringing institutional quality execution, clearing, and risk controls to digital asset derivatives through regulated venues in key global financial centers.
Centrally Cleared
All UK contracts are centrally cleared via LCH DigitalAssetClear.
Global Footprint
Operating presence across London, Hong Kong, and Abu Dhabi.
Institutional Focus
Built for professional market participants with resilient market structure.
The Platform
About the Group
The GFO-X Group is a global market infrastructure provider focused on regulated digital asset derivatives. In the UK, GFO-X operates as an FCA authorized, centrally cleared Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF), with clearing delivered through LCH DigitalAssetClear.
The Group has expanded into Abu Dhabi, receiving In-Principle Approval from ADGM's Financial Services Regulatory Authority to operate as a Recognized Investment Exchange and Recognized Clearing House. This expansion supports the Group's vision for regulated 24/7 trading and clearing infrastructure across regions.
Risk Management First
Designed around robust controls, central clearing, and transparent governance.
Institutional Connectivity
Integrated with leading market participants and technologies used by traditional finance.
Scalable Market Design
High-performance architecture built for throughput, uptime, and future product expansion.
Leadership
Meet the Team
A leadership group drawn from global exchanges, clearing houses, banks, and digital asset market infrastructure.
Executive Leadership
Arnab Sen
Chief Executive Officer
20+ years in investment and asset management, with deep experience in institutional trading operations.
Raj Melwani
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Commercial Officer
Derivatives specialist with 25+ years across client solutions, risk, and market development.
Jon Mann
Chief Technology Officer
A human (generally).
Sabrina Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
30+ years across global banks and digital asset firms in operations, clearing, and execution.
Greg Griffin
Chief Information Officer
Derivatives trading specialist with expertise in market making, quant methods, and exchange design.
Mark Woodward
Global Head of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
Former ICE clearing and market infrastructure leader with extensive regulatory engagement.
Business and Functional Leads
Nicholas Studholme-Wilson
Chief Operating Officer, Asia
Cross-jurisdiction operating leader with deep hedge fund and digital asset market experience.
Thavy Read
Chief Human Resource Officer
Human capital leader focused on global talent strategy, recruitment, and organizational development.
Huong Hauduc
Head of Legal
20+ years in legal and compliance leadership across exchanges, clearing, and brokerage markets.
Mark Lovell
Head of Operations
30+ years in listed derivatives operations and project delivery across brokers, banks, and vendors.
Neil Thomas
Head of Business Development
Senior market infrastructure executive bridging institutional and digital asset liquidity.
Barry Gausden
Chief of AI and Innovation
Technology and product specialist with experience in trading systems and financial services delivery.
Magda Barszczewska
Head of Finance
Finance and accounting leader supporting cross-border regulated trading businesses in EMEA.
Lee Hogarth
Head of Market Surveillance
Veteran derivatives professional with deep surveillance and benchmark oversight expertise.
Alicia Ju
Head of Project Management
Project leader with major delivery experience across trading, risk, operations, and technology.
Advisors and Board Observers
Dom Penton
Strategic Advisor
Former senior equity sales executive with broad institutional relationship and product expertise.
Simon Fraser
Advisor
Listed derivatives and OTC clearing veteran with extensive global exchange and CCP experience.
Roger Barton
Board Observer
European futures infrastructure expert with decades of regulatory and risk committee leadership.
David Kenmir
Board Observer
Senior regulatory and governance advisor, formerly in UK regulatory leadership roles.
Pierre-Dominique Renard
Strategic Advisor
30 years in market infrastructure and clearing, including leadership at LCH SA.
Frederick Towfigh
Chairman Asia Pacific
Former Goldman Sachs partner with long-standing Asia Pacific markets leadership experience.
James Paradise
Senior Board Advisor
Former senior Global Markets executive with over three decades in institutional finance.
Careers
Join a team building core market infrastructure
We are hiring across technology, operations, legal and compliance, and commercial functions. If you are passionate about regulated digital markets, we would like to hear from you.