SALT LAKE CITY, UT--(Marketwired - August 18, 2016) - GPS Capital Markets, Inc. (www.gpsfx.com), a leading corporate foreign exchange brokerage firm, expanded their office in London this month.

GPS is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Simon Walker. Mr. Walker has been hired as an FX Consultant to expand the GPS footprint in the United Kingdom and Scandinavia.

Simon Walker comes to GPS with over 20 years of foreign exchange and business development experience. Prior to joining GPS Capital Markets, Mr. Walker was the Executive Director of the FX & Derivatives Solutions Group at BNP Paribas.

"I am excited to join the GPS team and to have the opportunity to build our office here in London and throughout the rest of Europe," said Walker. "With the products that GPS offers their clients, and our collective experience, I look forward to the solutions we will be able to provide to corporations' FX needs." Simon Walker was instrumental in developing the Mid-Cap Market offering in the UK for BNP Paribas.

"We attribute the continuing rapid growth of GPS to the amazing employees we have been able to hire. The expertise that we acquire, like Simon's is a large asset to GPS and its clients," said David Pierce, Director of GPS Capital Markets. "We are excited to continue our growth in the UK and feel fortunate to have Simon to help us do so. Simon will fit in very well with our team and the culture we have established at GPS in London."

The London office is located at 20 King Street, London, England EC2V 8EG.

About GPS Capital Markets, Inc.

Based in Salt Lake City, GPS Capital Markets, Inc. provides corporate foreign exchange services that help companies manage their foreign currency risks and execute foreign currency transactions. Founded in 2002, GPS brings together a senior management team rich in international banking experience from the world's leading financial institutions. GPS has several offices throughout the United States, as well as in London, England.

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