05 January 2023

Zodia Custody Appoints Former Bitstamp and Starling Executive as CEO

Written By FinTech Alliance

Zodia Custody Appoints Former Bitstamp and Starling Executive as CEO

Zodia Custody has appointed Julian Sawyer as its new CEO

In brief:

Zodia Custody is a crypto asset servicing joint venture between Standard Chartered and Northern Trust,

Sawyer replaces Maxime de Guillebon, a former SC Ventures partner, who has been in post since the company was founded in December 2020.

Sawyer was Starling Bank's chief operating officer for four years, after which he moved into the cryptocurrency space, after which he moved to Gemini and then Bitstamp.

What does this mean?

Sawyer commented, “I am excited to begin working with Zodia Custody. I look forward to taking the business to the next level and scaling Zodia Custody to become the default choice for institutions.”

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