OKX has appointed Iain Rogers as Head of Compliance for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, adding a senior brokerage executive to its regulatory team. The move comes as crypto firms continue to strengthen compliance functions amid increasing regulatory oversight.
Rogers joins the exchange with more than 15 years of experience in financial services, spanning CFD brokerage and digital asset firms. He will oversee compliance strategy across the EMEA region and manage country-level compliance teams and money laundering reporting officers.
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Background in Crypto and DeFi
Rogers joins OKX from Veax Labs, where he served as COO and Head of Digital Assets. He led operations and product strategy for a decentralized trading platform focused on linking traditional finance with DeFi. He worked on platform development, partnerships, and product positioning, while supporting the rollout of trading tools across a multi-chain environment.
Before moving into digital assets, Rogers held several senior roles in the brokerage industry. He served as CEO of Finveo from 2021 to 2023, where he focused on governance, operations, and regulatory alignment.
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He also held leadership roles at Pepperstone and Admirals. At Pepperstone UK, he served as CEO and supported expansion in regulated markets. At Admirals UK, he served as both Chief Compliance Officer and later CEO.
Long Career in Brokerage
Earlier in his career, Rogers was CEO of GKFX Prime, where he led a restructuring of the business, including cost reductions and a shift away from non-core markets. Recently, OKX joined a growing list of major crypto firms putting IPO ambitions on hold, opting to delay a U.S. listing until market conditions and internal metrics better support long‑term shareholder returns.
The exchange , recently pegged at a roughly $25 billion valuation in a transaction involving Intercontinental Exchange, the parent of the New York Stock Exchange, says its priority is to deepen growth and operational stability before stepping onto public markets.
The decision comes just days after Kraken paused its own long‑discussed IPO plans, highlighting how volatile sentiment and weaker demand for crypto‑linked equities are reshaping listing timelines across the industry.
