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Blockchain.com’s Global Head of Asset Management Is Leaving the Firm

Xen Baynham-Herd, a former UBS banker, had been with Blockchain.com for the last five years and led asset management there for the year.

Actualizado 11 may 2023, 4:10 p. .m.. Publicado 7 feb 2022, 2:35 p. .m.. Traducido por IA
Blockchain.com founder Peter Smith (left) and former General Counsel Howard Surloff. (Blockchain.com)

Xen Baynham-Herd, global head of asset management at crypto exchange and digital wallet provider Blockchain.com, is leaving the business, CoinDesk has learned.

  • “The last five years at Blockchain.com have been an incredible journey,” Baynham-Herd said in emailed comments. “Now that it’s time to move on, I leave knowing the company is well on its way to execute its mission of bringing crypto to the world.”
  • Prior to joining Blockchain.com, Baynham-Herd was a director at Swiss investment bank UBS in its group asset liability management team, according to his LinkedIn profile. He started his career in finance in London as a summer analyst at JPMorgan.
  • “Xen has been a valued member of our leadership team and we wish him the best as he focuses on his growing family and future endeavors,” a Blockchain.com spokesperson said via email.
  • In December, the company said it was developing a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Read more: Blockchain.com to Introduce NFT Marketplace as Interest Booms

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