Exness Hires Kirill Ermakov as Its New Chief Security Officer

Retail FX and CFDs broker Exness has hired Kirill Ermakov as the company's new Chief Security Officer, effective November 1, 2021. In his new role, Ermakov will leverage his industry experience to oversee the security of the company's systems and related tasks.

As seen on his LinkedIn profile, Ermakov joins Exness from payments company Qiwi, where he served as Chief Technology Officer. He had been employed in the firm for over 8 years. Prior to Qiwi, he worked as Senior Information Security Specialist at Positive Technologies.

Ermakov is a graduate of Russian Technological University with a master's degree in Mathematics, Information Security and Cryptograpy.

"It is an honor to be part of such a great company, and I am really looking forward to contributing to its global plans of expansion and product development," Ermakov said. 

"Kirill Ermakov is an invaluable addition to our leadership team, and we are certain that he will add to the level of excellence and professionalism that all of us at Exness strive for. Kirill will play a substantial role in maintaining an advanced level of security and protection, both externally and internally, and also contribute in the development of more sophisticated and secure products," said Elena Krutova, Head of People Development and People Care at Exness.

Exness reported a total trading volume of $947 billion in September, which is up by 7.7 percent compared to the previous month's trading volume of $879 billion. For the first three quarters of 2021, Exness averaged $834 billion in monthly client volumes, up by 48 percent over 2020's $565 billion.