TSX-V Symbol: BLOK
- New Head of Marketing
recruited with over 15 years financial services industry experience
to drive marketing efforts from Q4
onwards -
- New Head of Sales Trading and new Head of
Partnerships recruited to bolster sales functions -
LONDON and VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 26,
2021 /CNW/ - GlobalBlock Digital Asset Trading
Limited (TSX-V: BLOK) (FSE: BD4) (the
"Company" or "GlobalBlock") is pleased to announce
that its whose wholly owned operating subsidiary, GlobalBlock
Limited ("GlobalBlock UK"), which operates as a United Kingdom based digital asset broker, has
made several key new hires as it expands its team in preparation
for its next phase of growth.
GlobalBlock UK has recruited Jayne
Cripps as its Head of Marketing, who is spearheading its
marketing, branding, social media and communications activity.
Jayne has over fifteen years' experience in financial services and
technology marketing and was most recently at Interactive Investor,
one of the UK's leading private investor stockbrokers, where she
was Head of Acquisition and Retention and a member of its executive
committee. Prior thereto, she was a key member of the original
marketing team at CMC Markets, the London Stock Exchange publicly
listed and globally established online retail trading and
investment services provider. Jayne went on to become its Head of
UK Marketing and then moved to Toronto,
Canada, to become its Head of Marketing for North America.
An integrated marketing strategy has been established and is in
the process of being rolled out, in conjunction with a Customer
Relationship Management (CRM) strategy underpinned by Salesforce
technology.
To support GlobalBlock's commitment to putting service first,
GlobalBlock UK has hired Johnny
Glassock as its Head of Sales Trading and Institutional
Partnerships. Previously, Johnny was at Monument Securities, XFA
Global and Mako Financial Markets. With over twenty five years'
experience in the financial services industry Johnny will use his
experience to drive sales initiatives and manage GlobalBlock UK's
team of Sales Traders, who form part of its unique and personalised
telephone broking service, a feature that is a key differentiator
within the crypto space.
Ben Small has also joined
GlobalBlock UK as Head of Partnerships. Ben is fluent in French and
Spanish and will develop corporate relationships with focus on
helping the growing interest from businesses to navigate the
digital asset ecosystem and benefit from GlobalBlock UK's
expertise. He joins from the UK based FX firm Foreign Currency
Direct, where he was Affiliate Relationship Manager responsible for
new business development and account management in French and
Spanish speaking regions across Europe, as well as worldwide.
The sales and marketing functions are also being supported by
media relations activity, which has led to increased press
coverage, including an editorial article with Business Insider
profiling GlobalBlock UK's co-founders, which is available from
this link behind Business Insider's paywall:
https://www.businessinsider.com/crypto-investing-trading-outlook-ether-bitcoin-ethereum-brokers-globalblock-2021-6.
David Thomas, Chief Operating
Officer at the Company, said:
"We are delighted to welcome Jayne, Johnny and Ben on board
as we continue our journey in achieving our goal of becoming a
leading provider of digital asset trading and custody services. In
building the team with people that have a depth of relevant
experience, we can look forward to our future sales and marketing
initiatives as we continue to grow the business."
Jayne Cripps, new Head of
Marketing at GlobalBlock UK, said:
"Having been a part of the team at CMC Markets that helped
revolutionise trading for retail investors, it's exciting to now
move into the cryptocurrency space that has even more significant
potential to change the way individuals and institutions, trade,
invest, store and exchange digital assets. GlobalBlock Limited's
commitment to regulation, security and transparency, as well as our
service led model, provides a highly compelling story and USPs that
truly differentiate us from our competitive set. As a marketing
professional, when you have a unique story that you believe in and
you're excited to share, it makes the job a great deal more
rewarding."
ABOUT THE COMPANY
GlobalBlock Digital Asset Trading Limited is a publicly traded
holding company (TSX Venture: BLOK) whose wholly owned subsidiary,
GlobalBlock Limited (https://www.globalblock.co.uk), is a
United Kingdom based digital asset
broker that provides a personalised telephone brokerage service,
trading platform and mobile app. Established in 2018 by an
experienced team of financial services professionals, GlobalBlock
Limited acts as a trusted agent serving the digital asset needs of
individuals, corporates, institutional financial firms and
intermediaries, providing best execution trading and safe custody
of digital assets.
GlobalBlock Limited has been temporarily registered under the
Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds
(Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 as a cryptoasset
business until 31st March 2022,
pending the determination of the application by the Financial
Conduct Authority.
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SOURCE GlobalBlock Digital Asset Trading Limited
