What Happened?
New York, NY-based Digital Asset Appointed Blythe Masters as Chief Executive Officer
About the Company
Digital Asset is the leading provider of Distributed Ledger Technology to regulated financial institutions Digital Asset combines unparalleled financial markets leadership with world class technologists across multiple fields in one of the fastest growing fintech companies in the world. The Digital Asset Platform is the only Distributed Ledger platform to have been developed according to the production requirements of the world`s largest financial institutions. Founded in 2014, Digital Asset now has offices in five countries, serving global clients like the ASX and DTCC. We understand the needs of regulated markets and how to apply this new technology to existing institutions effectively and safely.
About the Person
Blythe Masters is CEO of Digital Asset Holdings, a FinTech company which provides digital technology to enhance settlement and recording of both digital and mainstream financial assets. She is non-executive Chair of the Board of Santander Consumer USA, Inc, a full-service, technology-driven consumer finance company focused on vehicle finance and consumer lending products. Blythe was previously a senior executive at J.P. Morgan which she left in 2014 after a career spanning 27 years, following the successful sale of the bank`s physical commodities business which she built between 2007 and 2014. From 2012, she was also responsible for Corporate & Investment Bank Regulatory Affairs. She was a member of the Corporate & Investment Bank Operating Committee and previously the firm`s Executive Committee. From 2004 to 2007, she was CFO of the Investment Bank. Prior to that, she was head of Global Credit Portfolio and Credit Policy and Strategy. Earlier positions include head of North American Structured Credit Products, co-head of Asset Backed Securitization and head of Global Credit Derivatives Marketing. Blythe joined J.P. Morgan full-time in 1991, after completing a number of internships at the bank dating back to 1987. Blythe has a B.A. in economics from Trinity College, Cambridge. She is an avid equestrian and lives in New York with her husband and daughter.
Info Source
Press Release
Short Profile