Digital asset infrastructure provider taps seasoned fintech, capital markets and DeFi experts to head up key functional areas and drive global growth and innovation
Aquanow, a leading crypto-native infrastructure and liquidity provider that enables institutional and enterprise use-cases for digital assets, announced the expansion of its leadership team with seven strategic new hires. The company has appointed experienced finance, technology, and legal experts to lead corporate initiatives that will support Aquanow’s rapid client growth and platform innovation strategy.
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“We’re actively recruiting leaders who bridge the gap between capital markets and DeFi and whose proven experience will guide our clients’ solution adoption and success.”
“The global cryptocurrency market continues to grow which gives Aquanow a tremendous opportunity to scale and extend the power of digital assets to more financial institutions, fintech platforms, and global companies,” says Aquanow CEO and Co-Founder Phil Sham. “We’re actively recruiting leaders who bridge the gap between capital markets and DeFi and whose proven experience will guide our clients’ solution adoption and success.”
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Aquanow’s expanded leadership team includes:
- Sebastien Davies, Principal: Davies will focus on research and investment management for the company. He comes to Aquanow from CIBC Capital Markets, where he held several key roles in institutional equities and derivatives sales. Sebastien has also served as a research analyst at Rayne Capital Management Inc. and a financial analyst with Trilogy Energy Corporation.
- Brian Delaney, Principal Delaney will manage client and business relationships as well as help direct the company’s vision. He joins Aquanow from Citi where he most recently served as Vice President – Banking, Capital Markets, & Advisory and supported banking coverage, execution and origination across a variety of industries. Brian is an active member of his community and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the University of Calgary Men’s Soccer team.
- Michael Kwok, Head of Corporate Development: Kwok will collaborate with Aquanow’s leadership to oversee its corporate development growth initiatives. He joins the company from 1832 Asset Management LP where he was responsible for equity investments in technology and consumer companies. Michael previously served as Principal at Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management.
- Arthur Milner, Head of Product Management: Milner will oversee the company’s product roadmap development and execution. He brings over 18 years of experience in equities, with a focus on execution strategies, smart order routing, algorithmic trading, product development, market structure, and performance evaluation. Arthur has held several corporate leadership positions including Senior Product Manager of TMX Group and Director at CIBC World Markets.
- Adrian Seto, Head of Trading: Seto is a seasoned fintech entrepreneur with over a decade of capital markets experience. He brings expertise in digital assets and blockchain, trading and risk management, market making, market microstructure, software engineering and development. Prior to Aquanow, Adrian served in a variety of roles at CIBC Capital Markets including as Director, FX Trading.
- Mathew Szeto, Head of Institutional Sales: Szeto brings a wealth of experience providing trading solutions to financial institutions to his new role. He spent 15 years at RBC Capital Markets in Canada and in London, ultimately as co-head of EMEA Equity Execution. Mathew most recently served as Head of Institutional Electronic Execution at Peel Hunt, is a Charted Financial Analyst, and is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario.
- Anna Trinh, Chief Compliance Officer: Trinh brings over 15 years of legal experience to her role including 10+ years as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Corporate Counsel for a medical device start-up in Vancouver, and over three years as an independent corporate and securities lawyer. Anna received her Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and her Bachelor of Laws from the University of British Columbia.
“The ability to bring on these highly experienced leaders in such a competitive labour market highlights the attractiveness of our growing company and innovative marketplace,” added Sham.
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