Meet the Team

Our team is experienced, excited and empathetic. We have a laser sharp focus on what we want to achieve. Our sleeves are permanently rolled-up, we have no egos, and we collaborate really well.

Richard Baker

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Executive with 25+ years of experience creating, running and selling companies in Financial Services, Telco, Software, Digital Media, Big Data & Blockchain.

Gerard Banaszkiewicz

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Executive with 30+ years of Legal, Commercial and Operational experience in multi-billion pound regulated business environments.

Brendan Bradley

Chairman

35-year career spanning financial institutions and FinTech start-ups, with a particular focus on product innovation, market structure, regulatory and technology developments, and associated M&A activity.

Ciarán McGonagle

Chief Legal and Product Officer

Leading financial industry lawyer, and expert in digital assets and smart contracts, with more than 15 years of leadership experience in capital markets.

Steve Haigh

Chief Technology Officer

25 years of commercial technology leadership experience across embedded, IoT, data processing and cloud/SaaS applications.

Stephen Ashworth

Chief Commercial Officer

25 years in capital markets with extensive experience in trading and managing derivatives across traditional and digital asset classes.

Gunnar Larsén

Chief Communications & Marketing Officer

25 years of software & platform leadership experience at the intersection of sales, product management and marketing.