Robinhood, BNPP AM, Standard Chartered and TigerWit: Executives on the move

Learn about the latest highlights of the industry's senior professionals taking up new roles:

Bithumb Names Back Young Heo as Its New CEO

Young Heo joined the Korean Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term in 2017 as the head of compliance and was recently holding the position of a senior vice president.

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TigerWit Names Three Regional Managers to Support Expansion

The firm has appointed James Blackwood Murray, Hazim Ismail, and Mario Saudino.

Read more on the TigerWit manager appointments here.

Leumi UK Appoints George Evans as Chief Operating Officer

He spent 13 years at Europe Arab Bank earlier in his career.

Read more on the George Evans Leumi UK appointment here.

BTP Appoints Paul Forrest as Inaugral Non-Exec Chairman

The Blockchain Blockchain Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Blockchain comprises a digital network of blocks with a comprehensive ledger of transactions made in a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or other altcoins.One of the signature features of blockchain is that it is maintained across more than one computer. The ledger can be public or private (permissioned.) In this sense, blockchain is immune to the manipulation of data making it not only open but verifiable. Because a blockchain is stored across a network of computers, it is very difficult to tampe Read this Term company recently completed an angel funding round.

Read more on the Paul Forrest BTP appointment here.

Standard Chartered Names Lay Choo Ong as Head of Retail Banking Hong Kong

She replaces Vicky Kong who will become global head of wealth proposition

Read more on the Lay Choo Ong Standard Chartered appointment here.

BIS Appoints Tara Rice as Head of Secretariat for CPMI

Rice's three-year term will commence on the 1st of June 2020.

Read more on the Tara Rice BIS appointment here.

BNPP AM Names Philippe Boulenguiez as Chief Operating Officer

Boulenguiez has been with the bank for 15 years.

Read more on the Boulenguiez BNPP AM appointment here.

Robinhood Names Surabhi Gupta as VP of Engineering

As the VP of Engineering, Gupta will oversee product engineering at the company.

Read more on the Surabhi Gupta Robinhood appointment here.