FXPA Unveils 2025 Board

The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) has elected its 2025 leadership team to continue its commitment to advocating for fairness, transparency, and efficiency in the institutional FX market.

The annual elections, held on February 19, bring together key industry leaders who will shape the FXPA’s strategic direction in the year ahead. Joe Hoffman, CEO of Mesirow Currency Management, Mesirow Financial, continues as chair of the organisation, as does Dale Haver, global head of FX sales, State Street Global Markets as vice-chair. Jeff Roberts, director, EBS Market product, CME Group, has been re-elected as treasurer, while Cathrine Poulton, global buyside head of GlobalLink FX product sales, and Terri Knapp, global head of sell side sales at GlobalLink FX, have been named co-secretaries.

These officers, along with a newly elected and sitting slate of board members, will guide FXPA’s efforts in 2025 as the association expands its engagement with US and global policymakers. The association says the transition in US executive and congressional leadership presents new opportunities for FXPA to advocate for market participants and provide insights and education on market dynamics.

In addition to Hoffman, Haver, Roberts and Poulton, FXPA’s 2025 Board is comprised of Paul Hopkinson, senior product manager, FX electronic trading, at Bloomberg; Scot Halvorsen, assistant general counsel, Cboe Global Markets; Richard Turner, senior trader, Insight Investment; Taylor Haberstock, VP, global trader, Morgan Stanley Investment Management; and John Marchese, head of FX sales & partnerships, Portware.

Reviewing 2024, FXPA says it strengthened its role as a thought leader, providing members with critical guidance on regulatory developments and industry best practices. Notable achievements included a white paper on FX derivatives trading platforms, ongoing guidance around T+1 settlement implementation for buy-side firms, deeper collaboration with global regulatory bodies, and continued advocacy for the FX Global Code.

Building on this momentum, it adds the 2025 agenda focuses on expanding its influence through enhanced outreach to policymakers and regulatory bodies, targeted working groups, and increased resources for its diverse membership – including buy-side and sell-side firms, exchanges, trading platforms, and technology providers.