Binance, one of the world’s largest digital asset trading platforms, has hired Wei Zhou, an experienced capital markets specialist, as a chief financial officer (CFO), it said on Thursday. Zhou will lead the Binance finance team, including the management of financial risks.
The new crypto executive, a Bachelor of Economics and East Asian studies from the Harvard University, started his career in Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Hong Kong, where he worked for four years as a specialist in the investment banking division till 2015. However, most of Zhou’s professional experience is related to successful Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) of two of his previous employers. As a CFO of Chinese online recruitment platform Zhaopin Limited and one of the country’s leading advertising companies, Charm communication, he led both firms’ IPOs on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ, respectively.
“Mr. Zhou brings over 15 years of executive experience of leading technology, internet and media companies where he has built up particular expertise in financial managemen...
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