OneRoyal head of global sales Gebran Massabni leaves company

Gebran Massabni has left OneRoyal, FNG has learned. Massabni had been a longtime executive at the company, working from its Beirut office for more than 17 years.

He joined the then-new contracts for difference (CFD) broker in 2009 as Head of Business Development. He was promoted to chief operating officer in 2011, moved to Sales Director in 2017 and was named Head of Global Sales in 2023.

His departure comes not long after OneRoyal named Nicole Heinrich as Global Head of Sales. Heinrich previously worked at Key to Markets and BDSwiss.

OneRoyal was founded in 2006 and is a multi-licensed broker. It offers a wide range of CFD products to retail traders under the OneRoyal brand and to institutional clients through OnePrime. The company holds licenses from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission (VFSC) and the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Its retail arm is headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus, and its institutional arm in Sydney, Australia. Lebanese businessman Rayan Al Annan controls the company.

Massabni posted a note on social media about his departure. He put his time at the firm at 18 years and described OneRoyal as "a second home." He said he was leaving as Sales Director of "an established global brand." He thanked his colleagues for their trust, support and team spirit, and thanked Rayan Annan, founder and CEO, for the opportunities and responsibilities he was given over the years.

Massabni said he looks ahead with excitement to new challenges. He wished the company, its leadership and everyone still part of the business nothing but success and growth.