The Digital Currency Group (DCG) recently announced the appointment of Aimie Killeen as Chief Legal Officer (CLO).
An experienced legal executive with a track record executing legal strategies that drive corporate success and shareholder value, Killeen brings “to DCG 20+ years of deep expertise in navigating complex business, regulatory, risk, compliance, and governance challenges across the fintech industry.”
Killeen joins DCG‘s executive leadership team, “bringing a wealth of expertise in multinational legal operations, mergers and acquisitions, compliance, and governance.”
DCG Founder and CEO Barry Silbert said:
“We are pleased to welcome Aimie to DCG’s leadership team as we execute on our growth plans while we continue to navigate the industry’s evolving legal landscape.With her extensive experience and global insight, Aimie will be an invaluable partner in supporting our strategic objectives to drive our business forward.”
DCG CLO Aimie Killeen said:
“I am honored to join DCG during a transformative era in finance and technology as the industry continues to gain momentum. DCG holds an impressive leadership role in the digital assets sector and I am eager to support the company’s growth plans as we accelerate the development of decentralized technology to advance society globally.”
Before joining DCG, Killeen served as CLO at Billtrust, an Al-powered finance and digital payments company, where she “led the company in its pivotal transition to a private entity.”
Previously, Killeen was Executive Vice President and General Counsel “at Cardtronics, a global financial services technology and transaction processing company, and she started her career at Ashurst Australia.”
Killeen’s experience leading global legal and compliance departments, “including oversight of securities and public company reporting, governance and compliance matters, mergers and acquisitions, IP management, contracts, litigation, payments, privacy and data security, and risk assessment, among other areas, will provide valuable experience in her new role. She holds a Bachelor of Laws with Honors and a Bachelor of Business e-Commerce from the University of Technology, Sydney.”
Founded in 2015 by Barry Silbert, DCG is “a global enterprise that builds, buys, and invests in blockchain companies all over the world.”
As the most active investor in the blockchain space, DCG sits “at the epicenter of the industry, backing more than 200 companies in 35+ countries.”
In addition to its investment portfolio, DCG is “the parent company of subsidiaries including Grayscale Investments, Foundry, and Luno.”
The appointment has been made only a few months after intense legal battles for DCG.
The company’s subsidiary Genesis had filed for bankruptcy protection back in January 2023 after the demise of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
DCG, Genesis, and Genesis’ creditor Gemini have arrived at an agreement in February of 2023 with DCG committing to deliver recoveries of as much as 90% to Genesis creditors in August of last year.