Bitstamp, one of the oldest crypto exchanges on the planet, has introduced the appointment of Jean-Baptiste (JB) Graftieaux as its new global CEO following the departure of Julian Sawyer.
In a Monday announcement, Bitstamp mentioned Sawyer, who first grew to become CEO of the crypto exchange in October 2020, “has determined to pursue different alternatives.” Graftieaux took over the place on Could 7, having been the Bitstamp Europe CEO since Could 2021. In line with the exchange, Graftieaux has 20 years of expertise in “crypto, funds, and monetary sectors,” having first joined Bitstamp in November 2014 because the agency’s chief compliance officer following 5 years at PayPal.
“JB was with Bitstamp in its early days, and has admirably led our European enterprise over the previous 12 months,” mentioned Bitstamp’s board of administrators chair Nicolas Huss. “We’re happy to welcome a CEO with such a powerful monitor document, and really a lot stay up for the contribution and perspective he’ll deliver to the corporate in his new function.”
Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux has joined us as Managing Director of Europe, spearheading our efforts to additional strengthen our place as essentially the most dependable cryptocurrency exchange! Beforehand, he held regulatory positions @PayPal and @eBay. https://t.co/zJZPG1rwRr
— Bitstamp (@Bitstamp) May 19, 2021
Graftieaux would be the third global CEO of Bitstamp after the departure of Sawyer, who took over from the exchange’s co-founder Nejc Kodrič. It is unclear if Sawyer will proceed to work within the digital asset house — his LinkedIn profile on the time of publication confirmed the previous CEO was an honorary senior visiting fellow at Metropolis, College of London and a board adviser for neobank Volt.
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Based in 2011, Bitstamp is ranked eleventh amongst crypto exchanges with a day by day buying and selling quantity of greater than $322 million, in response to information from CoinMarketCap. In April, the exchange requested its customers to replace their accounts to determine the origin of cryptocurrencies saved on the platform, in compliance with laws.
Cointelegraph reached out to Julian Sawyer, however didn’t obtain a response on the time of publication.
