The Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) has appointed Tim Grant, head of business at SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), to the board of directors.
Grant brings over 20 years of experience in technology and management in institutional capital markets and enterprise blockchain businesses.
He previously held the position of CEO of the R3 lab and research centre, as well as founder and CEO of DrumG Technologies.
In addition to Grant joining the board, which will be ratified at the GBBC’s general assembly later this month, SDX has become a GBBC leadership member.
GBBC also named Benjamin Nadareski, global corporate and business development executive at SDX, to its post-trade distributed ledger (PTDL) group organising committee.
Made up of representatives from seven different organisations, including the London Stock Exchange Group, State Street, SDX and GBBC, the PTDL group will act as a centralised source of distributed ledger technologies for financial institutions and market infrastructure participants.
Sandra Ro, CEO of GBBC, commented: “GBBC is delighted to welcome Swiss-based company SDX to the GBBC as a member, and SDX executives Tim Grant and Benjamin Nadareski to the GBBC board of directors and PTDL organising committee, respectively.”
“SDX is a leading digital asset exchange, with SIX Group as a critical player in the realm of financial services, payments, and market infrastructure. We look forward to collaborating and driving the next phase of growth and adoption in the blockchain and digital asset space.”
Grant added: “The blockchain and digital assets space continues to mature and we are now on the cusp of seeing significant institutional activity in global capital markets that will mark the beginning of the next generation of financial market infrastructure.”
“As a leader in the space, at SDX we feel that it is essential to contribute our perspectives in the most significant industry forums. We are delighted to be taking a role on the board of directors at GBBC which has become an important influencer and voice for global industry.”
