OANDA Hires Chief Strategy Officer

Foreign exchange trading services provider OANDA has hired Vatsa Narasimha as the company’s executive vice president and chief strategy officer.

OANDA has recently grown through the acquisition of Currensee, a forex copy trading platform, and now Narasimha will be responsible for managing the company’s overall corporate and geographic growth strategies.

Before OANDA, Narasimha served as a principal at The Boston Consulting Group, working on the firm’s corporate development and financial institutions efforts. At The Boston Consulting Group, he worked with a range of institutions such as retail and investment banks, asset and wealth management firms and exchanges.

“I am delighted to welcome Vatsa to OANDA’s executive management team. His knowledge of and experience in the financial and forex industries will be an asset to OANDA as we continue to develop and execute our growth strategies,” says K Duker, CEO, OANDA. “Vatsa will work with our senior management team to ensure OANDA’s strategic direction aligns with our values, objectives, and commitment to our clients.”