Summary
TLDR: Fireblocks appoints Michal Ferguson as chief marketing officer, following recent hires for CFO and chief customer officer. The company is focused on counterparty-risk-free infrastructure for retail and institutions. Crypto.com appoints Ryan Fennelly as head of OTC trading. Other notable hires include a new CFO at Prometheum and Binance’s new CEO sharing thoughts on first 100 days. Ethereum layer-2, Optimism, hires Amanda Tyler as head of marketing.
Key Points
1. Fireblocks has appointed Michal Ferguson as its chief marketing officer, Michael Levine as chief financial officer, and Maden Gadde as chief customer officer.
2. Ferguson’s background includes working at cybersecurity platform Sync, and she will be responsible for driving the adoption of counterparty-risk-free infrastructure at Fireblocks.
3. Fireblocks recently made these hires following a restructuring that involved cutting 3% of its workforce, aiming to enhance its go-to-market strategy and customer support operations.