Copper Appoints Former Flow Traders CEO Mike Kuehnel as Chairman and John Meserve as Non-Executive Director to Support Next Phase of Institutional Growth in the US
Copper Technologies (“Copper”), a leading digital asset infrastructure provider, announced a series of board changes to support the company’s next phase of institutional growth and its strategic global expansion. These appointments further strengthen Copper’s governance as the company advances its regulatory engagement and institutional presence in the United States, where it is pursuing regulated status.
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Copper Appoints Former Flow Traders CEO Mike Kuehnel as Chairman and John Meserve as Non-Executive Director to Support Next Phase of Institutional Growth in the US
Mike Kuehnel has been appointed Chairman, succeeding Lord Hammond; in addition, John Meserve has joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director, succeeding Jim Turley.
Lord Hammond said, “It has been a privilege to lead Copper as Chair for the last three years during its transition from an early-stage fintech to a trusted provider of market infrastructure to institutional participants in digital asset markets. The company is now ready to pursue substantial opportunities emerging in the US. I am delighted to be handing over to a Chair of Mike Kuehnel’s caliber, whose expertise across digital assets and financial market infrastructure will be highly valuable to Copper as it enters its next phase of growth.”
Jim Turley, outgoing chair of the Audit, Risk, and Compliance Committee, added, “I am proud of the resilient and robust controls that we have implemented at Copper over the last three years, setting standards for the institutional custody and collateral mobility of blockchain-based assets. I am also happy that Copper will continue to build on this strong foundation with John Meserve’s leadership of the ARC Committee.”
Strengthening leadership to support institutional growth in the US
Mike Kuehnel brings extensive leadership experience across global financial markets, strategy, and technology. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Flow Traders, one of the world’s leading publicly listed electronic liquidity providers, and held senior roles at Bain & Company and Goldman Sachs.
He stepped down from Flow Traders to focus on the transformative role of artificial intelligence in reshaping financial markets and market infrastructure, particularly in advancing innovation, efficiency, and the future architecture of institutional financial markets. As a longstanding advocate of digital assets and the technological evolution of financial market infrastructure, he has built deep relationships across the US institutional ecosystem, including with leading market participants, regulators, and investors.
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