NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2019 /CNW/ - Galaxy Digital Holdings
Ltd. (TSXV: GLXY; Frankfurt: 7LX)
("Galaxy Digital" or the "Company") announced that it has appointed
Ashwin Prithipaul as its new Chief
Financial Officer, effective today. Mr. Prithipaul is taking over
the role from Donna Milia, who is
assuming the role of senior advisor at the Company.
Prior to his appointment as CFO, Prithipaul has been the Chief
Accounting Officer at Galaxy Digital since August 2018. He has over 15 years of accounting
and finance experience in the financial services industry. Before
joining Galaxy Digital, Prithipaul was the Director of Financial
Reporting at Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO). Previously, he was a
senior manager in the Banking and Capital Markets practice at
PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York
and London. He holds a B.Sc. in
Economics from the London School of
Economics and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant.
"Since joining Galaxy a year ago, Ash has done an exceptional
job. His extensive expertise in finance, accounting, and financial
reporting will greatly contribute to the Company's development over
the coming years," said Michael
Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Galaxy Digital. "We are
grateful to Donna for her significant contributions in helping
establish Galaxy Digital as a leader in the digital assets &
blockchain industry and in building a robust finance team and
infrastructure. Ash's experience to date as a key player on the
Galaxy Digital finance team, as well as Donna's continued advice as
a senior advisor, will help ensure a seamless transition for the
Company."
About Galaxy Digital
Galaxy Digital is a diversified, multi-service merchant bank
dedicated to the digital assets and blockchain technology industry.
Galaxy Digital's team has extensive experience spanning investing,
portfolio management, capital markets, operations, asset
management, and blockchain technology. Galaxy Digital currently
operates four distinct business lines, which include: Trading,
Asset Management, Principal Investments and Advisory Services.
Galaxy Digital's CEO and Founder is Michael
Novogratz. The Company is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Tokyo, Hong
Kong, the Cayman Islands
(registered office) and New
Jersey. Additional information about the Company's
businesses and products is available on www.galaxydigital.io.
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SOURCE Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd