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Digital Asset Manager Grayscale Expands Leadership Team With Trio of C-Suite Hires
The digital currency asset manager's new executives bring with them experience at firms such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Ripple Labs.
Updated May 9, 2023, 3:15 a.m. Published Feb 16, 2021, 4:00 p.m.
Grayscale Investments has expanded its senior leadership team with the announcement of three new C-suite hires.
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- The regulated digital asset manager, now with over $37 billion in assets under management, has appointed Hugh Ross as chief operating officer, Benjamin Melnicki as chief compliance officer and Angela Romano Kuo as chief people officer.
- Ross and Melnicki bring with them experience at firms such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Ripple Labs, while Kuo is a people veteran at companies like DevaCurl, VTS and FanDuel.
- The appointments follow closely after the elevation of Michael Sonneshein, the firm's long-time managing director, to CEO.
- New York-based Grayscale is owned by Digital Currency Group, the parent company of CoinDesk.
See also: Grayscale Files to Register Trust for DeFi Platform Yearn Finance
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