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Pepperstone: Strategic Hiring
Pepperstone appointed Andrew Turnbull to lead Africa strategy from Nairobi as trading markets mature and regulatory standards increase across the continent
Source: PRN — Economy & Policy
- What happened
- Pepperstone appointed Andrew Turnbull to lead Africa strategy from Nairobi as trading markets mature and regulatory standards increase across the continent
- Who
- Pepperstone · Africa
- When
- 2026-09-01
- Source
- PRN — Economy & Policy
- So what
- A deliberate hiring build-out is a statement of intent about Pepperstone's next phase in the sector.
The leadership read
A deliberate hiring build-out is a statement of intent about Pepperstone's next phase in the sector. It points to deepening executive bench strength over the coming quarters, clustered around the capabilities being bet on. Across EMEA, the seniority and function of the hires map where the company thinks it is headed.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 122.7 (Hot), up 17.8 month-on-month — shows EMEA signal flow easing (-17.7pts).
Pepperstone: 3 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow; 4 tracked across 110 days.
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