ClearToken appoints Cerezetti as CRO
08 April 2026 UK
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ClearToken, a digital financial market infrastructure (FMI) provider, has appointed Fernando Cerezetti as chief risk officer of its subsidiary, ClearToken CCP.
ClearToken is also currently progressing its application process with the Bank of England to become an authorised central counterparty (CCP).
In his role as chief risk officer of ClearToken CCP, Cerezetti will be responsible for leading the development and oversight of the CCP's risk management framework.
Reporting to the ClearToken CCP board and working closely with senior leadership across the Group, Cerezetti aim at ensuring that ClearToken CCP's risk infrastructure meets the rigorous standards expected of an authorised Central Counterparty under UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation and the Bank of England's supervisory framework.
With over two decades of specialist experience, Cerezetti most recently served for more than five years as head of Model Risk Management, Data, and Governance for ICE Clear Europe.
Prior to joining ICE, Cerezetti spent three years as a risk advisor in the Bank of England’s Risk, Research, and CCP Policy Division.
Benjamin Santos-Stephens, CEO of ClearToken, says: “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.”
Commenting on his appointment, Cerezetti adds: “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.”
ClearToken is also currently progressing its application process with the Bank of England to become an authorised central counterparty (CCP).
In his role as chief risk officer of ClearToken CCP, Cerezetti will be responsible for leading the development and oversight of the CCP's risk management framework.
Reporting to the ClearToken CCP board and working closely with senior leadership across the Group, Cerezetti aim at ensuring that ClearToken CCP's risk infrastructure meets the rigorous standards expected of an authorised Central Counterparty under UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation and the Bank of England's supervisory framework.
With over two decades of specialist experience, Cerezetti most recently served for more than five years as head of Model Risk Management, Data, and Governance for ICE Clear Europe.
Prior to joining ICE, Cerezetti spent three years as a risk advisor in the Bank of England’s Risk, Research, and CCP Policy Division.
Benjamin Santos-Stephens, CEO of ClearToken, says: “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.”
Commenting on his appointment, Cerezetti adds: “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.”
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