Mateus Cicci de Moura has joined MAS Markets to work in business development, with a focus on the LATAM region.

Cicci de Moura joins from Valutrades, where he spent over four years, primarily with a focus on selling into the LATAM region. Valutrades made some redundancies recently to reduce its cost base.

MAS Markets is a liquidity provider and broker based in the UK, with operational offices in Lithuania. The company’s UK branch also focuses on the HNWI and professional trader segment.

The company, which is headed up by long-time industry executive Simon Blackledge, recently rebranded to better reflect its offering.