Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd (TSX: GLXY), a financial services and investment management innovator in the digital asset and blockchain technology sectors, announced that Leon Marshall has been named Chief Executive Officer of Europe.
In this newly formed role, Mr. Marshall will be “responsible for overseeing Galaxy’s continued European expansion across all business lines, as well as managing operations and key client relationships in the region.”
Michael Novogratz, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Galaxy, said:
“We are thrilled to name Leon as the CEO of Europe, a region that is critically important to our growth strategy. Leon’s tremendous leadership skills and strong track record of developing and scaling digital asset products for European institutional investors will be invaluable to us as we continue to scale our operations in the U.K. and continental Europe aggressively.”
Mr. Marshall joined Galaxy in June “as Global Head of Sales, bringing two decades of experience spanning digital assets and traditional finance.”
Mr. Marshall, who will continue “to serve as Galaxy’s Global Head of Sales as part of his expanded role, has been shaping our sales force into a more unified team that spans three continents, bolstering the firm’s ability to capture client flow.”
Prior to joining Galaxy, Mr. Marshall served “as Managing Director and Global Head of Sales at Genesis for more than four years, overseeing the firm’s global business development and sales initiatives.”
Mr. Marshall previously spent “a decade as a portfolio manager specializing in the energy and metal markets at firms including Trafigura and Apollo Global Management.”
He began his career “as a commodities derivatives trader at UBS.” Mr. Marshall holds “a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Oxford and an MBA from London Business School.”
Mr. Marshall’s appointment to CEO of Europe “follows the firm’s strategic alliance with DWS, one of the leading asset managers in Europe, to develop a comprehensive suite of digital asset exchange-traded products (ETPs) in Europe.”