Ilbak succeeds Holmes as global head HR at Equiti Group

Equiti Group has announced the appointment of Marta Ilbak (pictured) as global head of human resources.

Ilbak has worked in a range of HR roles across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. She joins Equiti from tech unicorn Deliveroo where she worked as head of people. In this role she was mainly responsible for business expansion, organisational design, and talent evaluation and development programmes for human capital. She also managed a major redesign of HR processes and systems in the Middle East in preparation for the company’s IPO in April 2021.

Ilbak has a Bachelor’s degree in HR management and a diploma in business administration and economics from the University of Wuppertal in Germany.

She succeeds Nigel Holmes who had held the role of global head of HR since Equiti Group’s inception in early 2017.

Equiti Group is the parent company of FX and CFD brands and prime brokerage providers in the industry. With over 400 global staff and 24/6 customer service, Equiti provides clients with access to individual, corporate, and institutional brokerage services across various affiliates and subsidiaries.

Equiti Group’s global footprint includes local offices in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions and provides trading support and services on the world’s leading trading platforms MT4 and MT5.

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