Wednesday, 3 October 2018

Chris Dodds Joins Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinbase’s Board Of Directors

Charles Schwab Corporation executive, Chris Dodds joins cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase's board of directors.

On October 2, Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong announced that Chris Dodds will be joining Coinbase’s board of directors. Chris Dodds serves on the board of directors of the Charles Schwab Corporation and as a senior private entity advisor.

Dodds will be reportedly contributing to Coinbase’s expansion in terms of its financial services capabilities, apart from being added to the exchange’s board of directors. Dodds previously held various leading financial positions in corporate development, treasury, financial planning and analysis. Dodds worked at the Charles Schwab Corporation as VP of Corporate Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions, as well as a treasurer.

In his announcement, the Coinbase CEO stated that Chris Dodds brings deep knowledge, world-class leadership skills and significant accounting and financial experience with him. He further added in the Coinbase blog that Chris’ extensive expertise will be an asset to the exchange’s leadership team as it focuses on scaling its business.

Apart from his new role in the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange, Dodds served as the Charles Schwab Corporation’s Corporate Controller. He also worked as the Chief Financial Officer of the company from 1999 until 2007. He eventually transitioned into the role of a Director for Schwab Bank in 2007 and joined the Board of the Charles Schwab Corporation in 2014, where he serves as the Chairman of the Risk Committee.

Chirs Dodd’s addition to the Coinbase exchange board is an effort towards expanding the exchange’s financial services capabilities, as it heads towards the next chapter for the company in particular and the crypto industry at large, as stated in the Coinbase blog.

Coinbase hired Brian Brooks, former Fannie Mae General Counsel, as their new Chief Legal Officer, last month. Brooks will be responsible for compliance, legal and government affairs. Coinbase also hired the former LinkedIn executive, Michael Li, as the VP of data in September.

The Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange hired former Amazon Web Services and Microsoft employee, Time Wagner as VP engineering, in August. In July, the exchange announced that Jeff Horowitz, ex-Pershing executive will be joining the company as its Chief Compliance Officer, as stated in the Cointelegraph report.

The post Chris Dodds Joins Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinbase’s Board Of Directors appeared first on OWLT Market.



from OWLT Market https://ift.tt/2Rjs41b
via IFTTThttps://ift.tt/2OlCCL9

No comments:

Post a Comment