Entrustody., a U.S.-based digital custody platform for investment advisors, has appointed Brian Kutmas as its SVP of product and technology. Kutmas was previously vice president of product at ContinuumCloud.
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Zodia appoints sales head for Europe & MENA
Zodia Custody has appointed Gary Afentakis as head of sales for Europe & MENA. He was previously at Matrixport.
Archax hires Ben Zennou to head crypto sales
Archax, the FCA-regulated digital asset exchange, broker, and custodian, has appointed Ben Zennou as head of crypto sales. Reporting to the CRO, Zennou will be responsible for leading the company’s continued growth in crypto markets, including the establishment of an OTC desk to complement the existing crypto exchange and custody offerings. Zennou was previously managing…
Etana appoints Dennis Noto as CTO
Etana Custody, a U.S.-based, regulated provider of multi-asset custody and support services, has appointed Dennis Noto as chief technology officer. Noto joins Etana from previous roles as CTO at several financial technology companies, including IBM, LPL Financial, and Scottrade. Etana Custody is a regulated trust company that offers a technology platform that provides exchanges, institutions,…
Copper hires NED and CCO
Copper.co, the UK-based provider of institutional digital asset custody and collateral management, has appointed Jim Turley as a non-executive director, and Stephen Strickland as chief compliance officer. Turley joins the Copper board after three years as executive chairman of Fnality International, a bank consortium which is working to produce a regulated digital payment leg for…
Copper adds to C-suite
Copper.co, the UK-based provider of institutional digital asset custody, collateral management and settlement solutions, has appointed Stefano Maestri as chief technology officer, Sam Goh as chief financial officer, and Sam Brown as general counsel. Prior to joining Copper, Maestri was CTO at Clarivate. Before Clarivate, he spent 12 years at IHS Markit as CTO for…
Talos hires new COO
Talos, the provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, has appointed Michael D’Alessio as its new COO. Prior to joining Talos, he was SVP, product and GM at Wonder, the food delivery startup, Previously, he helped spin out Arcesium, the fund administrator, from parent company D.E. Shaw & Co.
PolySign appoints new CTO
PolySign, a U.S.-based provider of blockchain-enabled digital asset infrastructure for institutional investors, has appointed Chuck Ocheret as its new chief technology officer, based in New York. He was previously CTO at Symbiont. The PolySign family includes MG Stover and Standard Custody & Trust Co. MG Stover is an alternatives fund administration firm, whilst Standard Custody…
Lukka acquires Venato
Lukka, the institutional crypto asset data and data management provider, has acquired the Web3 blockchain analytics capability, Venato. As part of the acquisition, Lukka is bringing in Venato’s R&D and engineering team with deep blockchain, Web3, and decentralized finance (DeFi) development experience to build out existing capabilities and integrate the platform with existing Lukka products.…
SEBA Bank hires Myles Harrison as CPO
SEBA Bank, the Swiss-based crypto bank, has appointed Myles Harrison as chief product officer, and Urs Lehmann as general counsel and head of legal and compliance. Harrison was previously CPO at Globacap. Lehmann previously served as general counsel for Avaloq, a Swiss-based provider of digital banking solutions.