Charles Lyon

President StoneX Group

Last Reviewed: October 1, 2026

Executive Summary

Charles Lyon has been President of StoneX Group since December 2024 and joined its board in March 2026. He runs the company’s U.S. broker-dealer, StoneX Financial Inc., as chief executive and has global responsibility for the Institutional segment. A StoneX veteran since its predecessor companies in 1999, he led securities trading, sales and equity capital markets before becoming chief executive of the broker-dealer subsidiary in 2012. StoneX Group ranked No. 31 on the 2026 Fortune 500.

Career Highlights

• President of StoneX Group since December 2024.
• Director of StoneX Group since March 2026.
• Chief Executive Officer of StoneX Financial Inc.
• Chief Executive Officer of StoneX Securities Inc. from 2012.

Professional Journey

Lyon worked for StoneX’s predecessor companies from 1999 and was Head of Securities Trading and Sales and Head of Equity Capital Markets at StoneX Securities from 2004 to 2012.

In December 2012 he became Chief Executive Officer of StoneX Securities, then the company’s U.S. broker-dealer. After it merged with the company’s other U.S. regulated entities in 2015 to form StoneX Financial Inc., he led the combined broker-dealer operations, and he took global responsibility for the Institutional segment.

He was appointed President of StoneX Group in December 2024 and elected a director in March 2026.

Education

No first-party source read for this profile states his education.