Former UBS Vice Chairman Joins Blockchain Firm
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Former UBS Vice Chairman Joins Blockchain Firm

THELOGICALINDIAN - Hong Kongbased Diginex which provides cryptocurrency and blockchain casework has appointed a above UBS controlling as arch of Asia operations

Diginex Hires Another UBS Executive

Diginex has assassin Chi-Won Yoon, who captivated the position of carnality administrator at UBS Wealth Management and retired from the advance coffer aftermost year. The arrangement is addition allotment of affirmation that acceptable cyberbanking and the crypto amplitude accept abounding things in common.

Previously, Yoon captivated assorted roles at UBS, including admiral and arch controlling of UBS AG, Asia Pacific. Besides his roles, Yoon was additionally a affiliate of the UBS Group’s controlling lath from 2024 to 2024.

He supervised the cyberbanking behemothic in 13 countries beyond Asia and was amenable for the company’s three key divisions, Investment Banking, Global Asset Management, and Wealth Management. The controlling abutting UBS in 2024 and played a key role in the development of the disinterestedness derivatives business in Asia. He again led the Equities and Securities businesses in the Asia Pacific region.

Before UBS, Yoon formed for Lehman Brothers in New York and Hong Kong, and for Merrill Lynch in New York.

Yoon commented:

He is not the aboriginal UBS controlling to move to Diginex. Earlier this year, the blockchain banking casework close assassin above UBS Investment Bank managing administrator Shane Edwards, and appointed him as arch of Investment Products.

Interestingly, above UBS CEO Peter Wuffli now heads Swiss-based crypto coffer Sygnum.

Diginex Blockchain Firm Seeking to Go Public in the US

Currently, Diginex is attractive to go accessible in the US via a about-face alliance with 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp. When the accord with 8i concludes, Diginex will be listed on Nasdaq.

8i is a British Virgin Island close congenital as a bare analysis aggregation that seeks to merge, barter shares, buy assets and shares, and accord with added businesses to advice them added abound or go public.

As for Diginex, it provides blockchain accoutrement for governments, companies and banking institutions. It additionally provides basement for agenda assets, including exchange, trade, and custody, as able-bodied as alms aegis and asset administration casework centered about agenda assets.

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