Mission accomplished for Lars Gottwik at JFD Group USA - English Share this article Share this article LIMASSOL, Cyprus, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The co-founder and long-time CEO of JFD Group Ltd, Lars Gottwik, will step down from his position on 30th April 2021, leaving the international investment firm after more than ten years of hard work and sustainable growth. Under Lars's strategic leadership, the company evolved from an ambitious start-up to a global financial group, establishing an overseas subsidiary and acquiring in 2018 the German investment bank Acon Actienbank AG which was renamed to JFD Bank AG with him as the CEO. Having three operational licenses on its belt, JFD became a recognised multi-asset brokerage powerhouse serving clients from more than 130 countries across five continents.