DriveWealth, a financial technology platform providing Brokerage-as-a-Service, has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of Barry Metzger as Chief Brokerage Officer (CBO) and Emily Chardac as Chief People Officer (CPO).

Both Metzger and Chardac will report directly to DriveWealth’s CEO, Naureen Hassan. Their roles are focused on scaling the company’s expansion and extending its operations in global markets.

Barry Metzger joins DriveWealth as its first Chief Brokerage Officer, bringing over two decades of experience leading transformation across financial institutions. In this position, he will oversee the trading and operations organization and collaborate with technology and product teams to strengthen DriveWealth’s operational foundation. Prior to DriveWealth, Metzger served as Managing Director of Income and Wealth Solutions at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., where he played a pivotal role in integrating Schwab and TD Ameritrade’s trading businesses. He previously served as CEO of optionsXpress, focusing on innovation in digital brokerage and trading platforms.

Emily Chardac has been appointed Chief People Officer, where she will lead global talent, culture, and communication operations. Her background includes extensive experience scaling FinTech and financial services organizations. Most recently, Chardac served as Chief People Officer at OnePay, contributing to the integration of three companies and the platform’s growth to a $2.5 billion valuation. Her previous leadership roles at Guggenheim Capital and Square (now Block) strengthened her expertise in workforce transformation, IPO readiness, and scaling innovative teams.

These strategic hires follow Hassan’s appointment as DriveWealth’s CEO in August. Hassan, who was previously President of UBS Americas, was appointed to guide the company’s operations, lead its continued growth and expansion across markets, and advance DriveWealth’s mission of democratizing investing around the world.

DriveWealth is a provider of Brokerage-as-a-Service and other investment infrastructure, supporting an average of over 2 million trades per day across markets in five continents, including the U.

S., the EU/UK, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, and Brazil. The company facilitates 24-hour trading, fractional share execution, and multi-asset class support for millions of individual global investors.

The executive additions follow DriveWealth’s recent announcement that it was selected to power OnePay’s embedded investment platform, OnePay Invest, furthering the company’s mission to make investing accessible.

Naureen Hassan commented, “DriveWealth is redefining how people around the world access investing opportunities and build wealth. Barry and Emily each bring a unique and specialized expertise that will help accelerate our mission to make investing simple, accessible and global at scale. We are very pleased to have two highly experienced and respected industry leaders joining our team.”