Bitpanda, one of the prominent digital investment platforms in Europe, today announced the appointment of Joshua Barraclough, former co-head of digital innovation at JPMorgan, as CEO of Bitpanda Pro.
Barraclough has more than 10 years of experience in the global financial sector. During his time at JPMorgan, Barraclough also worked as head of fintech. Prior to joining JPMorgan, the newly appointed CEO of Bitpanda Pro worked as a strategy consultant at Accenture.
In July 2021, Bitpanda recruited Irina Nicoleta Scarlat as its Chief Growth Officer to accelerate the company’s global growth. In June 2021, the company welcomed Lindsay Ross as its New Chief Human Resources Officer.
With the appointment of Barraclough, Bitpanda aims to establish new partnerships to accelerate the expansion of Bitpanda Pro. The company termed Bitpanda Pro as a ‘game changer’ for professional traders and institutional investors.
“We’re in full hypergrowth mode and more than happy to welcome Joshua Barraclough as CEO of Bitpanda Pro. Josh is joining us from JPMorgan and he’ll take our digital assets exchange to the next level. At Bitpanda we solve problems for real people. With that in mind, our Bitpanda Pro exchange is a gamechanger for professional traders and institutional investors, giving them access to highly liquid digital asset markets. We’re thrilled to announce that Joshua Barraclough will take the helm of this rocketship, as our new CEO of Bitpanda Pro,” the company highlighted.
Growth
Bitpanda saw sharp growth in 2021 as it achieved unicorn status in March 2021. Trading volume and the overall number of customers jumped significantly during the first half of 2021. In August 2021, the company secured $263 million in funding and achieved a valuation of approximately $4.1 billion.
“And there’s more good news: we don’t need to build everything from scratch. There are great partnership opportunities that can really help Bitpanda Pro accelerate and differentiate itself in the market,” Bitpanda added.
The company is also planning to expand its team in the future.
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