ClearToken appoints chief risk officer

Digital financial market infrastructure (FMI) provider ClearToken has appointed Fernando Cerezetti as chief risk officer of its subsidiary, ClearToken CCP Limited.

Fernando brings more than 20 years’ experience in risk management, most recently at ICE Clear Europe and previously at the Bank of England.

He will lead the development of the company’s risk framework as it progresses its application to become an authorised central counterparty.

Fernando said: “ClearToken is a company that is reshaping core post-trade services for digital assets, and I’m delighted to join them at such an important and exciting time. 

“While the company possesses the agility of a high-growth innovator, its unwavering commitment to rigorous risk management and financial stability uniquely positions it to shape the future of capital markets. 

“I look forward to helping the company achieve its longer-term goals as we aim at uniting the digital assets and traditional finance worlds, once and for all.”

Fernando’s appointment follows recent senior hires including Mark Williamson as chief commercial officer and Chris Smith chief operating officer, strengthening ClearToken’s leadership as it continues to develop its digital financial infrastructure platform.

Benjamin Santos-Stephens, chief executive of ClearToken, added: “It is a pleasure to welcome someone of Fernando’s experience and knowledge to ClearToken, to add even further to the team of all-stars we are building here. 

“To attract people of Fernando’s calibre to the company is a great endorsement of our vision to deliver a future-proofed, regulated financial market infrastructure that can deliver on the promises of digital assets and tokenisation, and pave the way for large scale institutional adoption.”

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