Recruitment & executive search·Crypto, Web3 & digital assets·London & Gibraltar
Crypto & Web3 recruitment.Compliance, Finance, Growth and Leadership.
Retained search and specialist recruitment for exchanges, custodians, stablecoin issuers, and tokenisation platforms, led by a Fellow Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Member of the CIPD.
Appointments advised by RecruitBlock
- Gate.ioChief Financial Officer
- Xapo BankLegal Counsel
- ArkhamChief Compliance Officer
01 · Recruitment
Recruitment
Specialist hires across Legal & Compliance, Finance, and Growth, from a single appointment to a multi-hire team build. Market mapping, screening, interview, and offer management run by people who have sat on the hiring side.
- Legal & Compliance
- Finance
- Growth
- Multi-hire & team build
02 · Executive Search
Executive Search
Retained and confidential search for board, C-suite, and senior leadership in regulated digital assets. Executive assessment, market insight, and compensation benchmarking built into every mandate.
- Board & non-executive
- C-suite
- Confidential search
- Retained appointments
We’ve helped
Practice areas
Four practices. One market.
Appointments
Recent appointments advised by RecruitBlock.
- 01
Gate.io
Chief Financial Officer
Strengthening financial oversight across complex, multi-jurisdictional digital asset operations.
Appointed
- 02
Gate.io
Chief Compliance Officer
Strengthening regulatory oversight across global digital asset operations.
Appointed
- 03
Xapo Bank
Legal Counsel
Regulatory alignment, governance and legal oversight across digital asset fund activities.
Appointed
- 04
Arkham
Chief Compliance Officer
Appointed during the launch of new trading products and a period of continued growth.
Appointed
- 05
XONO
Non-Executive Directors
Strengthening board governance and supporting strategic growth.
Appointed
- 06
eToro
Money Laundering Reporting Officer
Appointed
- 07
XONO
Head of Compliance
Appointed
- 08
Alvar Financial Services
Head of Compliance
Appointed
- 09
Orbital
Head of Risk & Compliance
Appointed
- 10
LMAX Group
Compliance Manager
Appointed
All appointments advised by RecruitBlock
The team
The people who run your search.
Founder, Executive Search
PaulOwen
- Fellow Chartered Accountant, ICAEW
- Oxford Saïd FinTech Programme
A Fellow Chartered Accountant with senior finance and operating leadership experience across FTSE 100 and complex international businesses.
Leads Finance, Governance and Leadership appointments across crypto, Web3 and digital assets.
Speak to PaulDirector, Recruitment
PennySommerfeld
- Chartered Member, CIPD
- Thomas PPA Psychometric Assessor
A Chartered Member of the CIPD with experience across recruitment, executive search, HR, consulting and assessment.
Works across Legal & Compliance, Finance, Growth and Leadership appointments in the UK, Europe, the US and international markets.
Speak to PennyClient voices
What clients say about working with us.
RecruitBlock’s experience and market knowledge meant they understood our business needs clearly.
Lyudmyla Kortelyova
Managing Director, CCO, Gate.io
Advisory
Data before the decision.
As featured in
- CryptoSlate
- Times of Blockchain
- BlockTelegraph
- Decrypt
- Merger & Acquisition
- Wealth & Finance
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