We’re owners and partners in this business. That’s why we do so much more to provide outstanding service to our clients. Yes, it’s business, but business we care about personally. Since 2003, we’ve made it simple for over 100,000 people like you to transfer money. As an FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) authorised firm, we offer a broad range of financial services to major international corporations, accountancy and legal practices, funds and man co's, property developers and the institutional investment sector – as well as private clients.

The Leadership team

Martin Cox

CEO & Founder

Martin was an early pioneer within the foreign exchange industry after identifying a gap in the overseas property market back in 1998, whilst serving as a currency broker and then director of Currencies Direct.

Martin founded Global Currency Exchange Network Ltd (GCEN) in 2003 and since then has led the international expansion across mainland Europe and the UAE, with 7 offices in total.

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Martin Cox

CEO & Founder

In those 15 years since launch, over 100k clients have been successfully served and in 2019 alone, almost $7bn of foreign currency transacted.

As CEO of both Global Currency Exchange Network Ltd and Global Custodial Services Ltd, Martin led the merger of these two organisations and the launch under the new brand GC Partners in 2019.

Nathan Bullas

Chief Operating Officer

Nathan was appointed to the board of directors in 2007 after serving four years as one of the founding employees of Global Currency Exchange Network Ltd (GCEN). Nathan's responsibilities span global sales, compliance and administration.

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Nathan Bullas

Chief Operating Officer
Nathan was also instrumental in launching Global Custodial Services Ltd in 2013 and performing the role of Director, MLRO and compliance oversight. This new business has become a specialist financial services provider targeted towards investment firms, family office’s and HNWI’s and forms an important part of the GC Partners offering. After graduating in 1999, Nathan began his early career as a senior sales executive for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. He then joined the forex and payment services markets in 2001, where he lead the private client migration desk at Currencies Direct.

Andrew Fundell

Chief Commercial Officer

Andrew is primarily responsible for commercial development and strategy within GC Partners and was promoted to the board of directors in 2017. With over 12 years’ experience working in the foreign exchange & payments industry, Andrew began his career at HiFX then moved on to the Cornhill Asset Management Group, where he progressed to running the FX desk.

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Andrew Fundell

Chief Commercial Officer
In addition to being responsible for growing revenues and profit, Andrew was also responsible for managing all banking relationships and internal & external systems. Before joining GCEN in 2013 to run the London office, Andrew spent a year with a fund to open a new FX desk, utilising their existing liquidity to provide FX services to larger corporate and institutional clients with a specific focus on hedging and asset purchase.

Laura King

Director of Risk and MLRO

Laura joined GC Partners in 2018 as Head of Compliance and MLRO. With almost a decade of fraud investigation and compliance experience, Laura performs the role of CF10 and CF11 across the GC Partners group companies. Laura holds a degree in Law, an ICA Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and is a certified anti-money laundering specialist.

Our story

It all started in 2003. Since then, we've helped over 100,000 clients to move their money overseas. Take a look at our journey so far....

2003

Global Currency Exchange Network founded

2004

Two offices opened in Costa Blanca & Costa Almeria, Spain.

2005

Office opened in the Algarve, Portugal

2006

Dubai office opens

2009

GCEN became an FCA Authorised Payment Institute (API)

2013

Global Custodial Services Ltd (GCS) was founded and granted full client money permissions by the FCA

2015

Turnover exceeds $1.4bn

2016

Turnover exceeds $2.7bn

2017

Office opened in Malta

2017

Turnover exceeds $4bn

June 2018

Employees become owners of the business via Employee Ownership Trust.

Dec 2018

Turnover exceeds $5bn

2019

GC Partners becomes the new brand of GCEN and GCS.

2019

Turnover exceeds $6.8bn

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