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Joel Krueger: A Clarification

Updated May 9, 2023, 4:04 a.m. Published Dec 21, 2022, 1:00 p.m.
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On Oct. 27, 2022, CoinDesk published an article titled "Embattled Crypto Platform Freeway's 'Billion-Dollar Man' Isn't the Insurance Titan He Claims to Be." Following information received after publication in relation to Krueger's roles at Aon and Prudential, CoinDesk would like to clarify that he was entitled to represent himself as global chief investment officer for insurance at Aon while a consultant there, and as regional investment officer while he was employed at Prudential Services Singapore Pte Ltd. We are happy to correct the record, confirm that he had not misrepresented his job titles or tenure and have retracted the article accordingly.

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