About World First

World First is the UK's fastest growing foreign exchange broker, offering private individuals and companies the ability to achieve significantly better foreign currency exchange rates and exceptional service.

Based in London, World First has worked with over 20,000 private clients and 4,700 companies to date. World First's foreign exchange transaction volume was over £1 billion last year (2009).

There are three main departments within the company; the private client team, the corporate team and the operations team.

Our staff's expertise and efficiency are renowned within the marketplace and the incredibly high levels of customer satisfaction we receive during the feedback process reinforce the World First pledge of a best service guarantee as well as a best exchange rate guarantee.
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Directors:

Jonathan Quin: Jonathan joined Citibank as a foreign exchange trader before moving to their UK, and latterly global corporate sales desk. He then looked after the European sales of Citibank's online trading products before moving to Royal Bank of Scotland as Head of Business Development within the Financial Markets division. Jonathan holds a law and accountancy degree from the University of Edinburgh.

Nick Robinson: Nick joined Citibank on the UK Corporate Foreign Exchange desk and looked after a large client group including many FTSE 100 companies. He then helped establish BFinance in the UK. After this, he joined Credit Agricole Indosuez to launch their UK Corporate foreign exchange and interest rate hedging business. He is currently spending 2 years in Sydney building up World First's Australian business. He is a graduate of Reading University

Senior Adviser:

Sir David Clementi: David joined World First as senior adviser in 2006. He is currently chairman of Kings Cross Central and a director of Rio Tinto plc. He was previously chairman of Prudential plc and prior to that Deputy Governor of the Bank of England from 1997 to 2002. He has also been chief executive of Kleinwort Benson. He is a graduate of Oxford University and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Chief Economist:

Jeremy Cook: Jeremy is World First's Chief Economist and works on the Corporate desk. He joined World First in 2007 having previously worked for HSBC and City & Merchant Partners, a boutique private equity firm. Jeremy is FSA registered and qualified to trade and advise in derivative contracts.

Management:

Jabu Henson: Jabu is Chief Operating Officer. He joined World First in 2004, having had a diverse range of experience at various companies. He is a fully qualified commercial airline pilot, holds a BSc in Financial Economics from the University of London and is currently doing an MBA at Cass Business School.

Alex Sullivan: Alex is Global Head of Corporate Foreign Exchange at World First. The Corporate Foreign Exchange Team consists of 35 staff, will turn over £1.5 billion this year and looks after 4,700 companies worldwide. Alex is FSA registered to advise and transact all foreign exchange products, including currency options.

Elisabeth Dobson: Elisabeth manages the Private Client Desk which consists of private client dealers, compliance and middle office personnel. She joined World First in 2006, having previously worked as a client manager at Saatchi & Saatchi. Elisabeth speaks German and Spanish and has lived in both countries. She has a German and Business degree from the University of London.

Chris Birts: Chris manages the Corporate Partnerships and Affiliate desk which consist of a business development team and client relationship managers. He joined World First in 2007, having previously worked in private client stockbroking.

Theo Papathanasiou: Theo manages the team that looks after the Greek market, covering private and corporate clients. He joined World First in 2009 having previously worked on Citibank's Institutional Foreign Exchange sales desk for six years. Theo holds an engineering degree from Imperial College and an MSc in Finance from Cass Business School.

Adrian Sutherland: Adrian manages the corporate sales teams. He joined World First in 2008 having previously worked in sales for eight years in property investment, foreign exchange and estate agency. He has a degree in Business Administration and Enterprise from the University of Central England.

Giles Smallwood: Giles manages the New Zealand office having previously managed the UK private client team. He joined World First in 2005, having previously worked in the fine art markets in London. He was also involved in the set-up of one of the UK's leading online travel retailers. He has a 1st class degree from St Andrews University.

Sara Cass (nee Seegobin): Sara manages the Operations Department. She joined World First in 2006, having previously worked in the Building Products and Geotechnical Engineering industries. She has a BSc in Geology from Imperial College London, and is currently studying for a Modern Languages degree with the Open University.

Millie Robinson: Millie manages the HR Department. She joined World First in 2006 having previously worked for the charity Merlin and The Talent Business (formerly Kendall Tarrant). She is a graduate of Newcastle University.

Jason Brankin: Jason heads up the Ecommerce desk. He joined World First in 2007 having previously worked in accountancy and financial services. He is a graduate of Seneca College in Toronto and the HBC Future Executive Program.

Marc Bertrand: Marc is the global Head of Compliance and oversees all internal and external compliance practices as well as regulatory controls within the Group. He joined World First in 2007 having previously worked in conjunction with Discovery in South Africa and The Listening Company in the UK

Wendy Casterton: Wendy is Communications Manager and looks after all marketing, PR and advertising activities. She joined World First in 2007 having previously worked in professional services and for a membership body. She is a graduate of Hull University, member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Chartered Marketer.

Anna Rennie: Anna manages the Finance Team. She joined World First in 2009 having previously worked in a London based Accountancy Firm. She is a graduate of The University of Manchester and is a qualified member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Lynsey Dobbin: Lynsey manages the Payments Team. She joined World First in 2006 having previously worked for HSBC and graduated from Queen's University, Belfast, with a BA Joint Honours in French and Spanish. She also holds qualifications from the University of Stendhal-Grenoble and the University of Malaga.