5. Core Team
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Harry ZHANG, CFA (CEO) o Linkedin: o Education: MSc in Computer Science from ETH Zurich, CFA Chart Holder o Experience: After graduating from university, he worked as an IT consultant at Hewlett-Packard (HP) for 5 years. Later, he switched to Avaloq, the largest core banking software company in Switzerland, as an engineer. From 2013 onwards, he was responsible for tokenization business at UBS, where he was involved in the early development of UBS blockchain projects. Harry is a rare talent with both over 10 years of IT development experience, and comprehensive knowledge of finance, holds the CFA designation, and has several years of work experience at UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank. Since 2018, he has been fully dedicated to Fiat24. o Skills: Core Banking System Design, Solidity, Smart Contract o Achievements: Won Qorus Accenture Banking Innovation Awards (2022) alongside top tier banks, such as DBS, HSBC, (), built the first core banking system on blockchain (Arbitrum) which was approved by Swiss Financial Regulator (FINMA).
Yang LAN, CFA, MBA (Head of Business Development) o Linkedlin: o Education: BSc+MSc in Economics from Munich University, MBA from IE Business School, CFA Chart Holder o Experience: After graduating from university, he worked in an investment bank in Frankfurt and London for 3 years. Since 2009, he has been working in private banks as institutional sales in Zurich, Switzerland. He has previously worked for international banks such as UBS, Deutsche Bank, Coutts Bank, and Commerzbank. Prior to joining the Fiat24 project, he had a total of 12 years of experience in the banking industry. o Skills: Banking & Finance, Fund Raising, Institutional Sales o Achievements: successfully raised 7.5M for Fiat24, acquired 3 affiliate partners
Nico BüCHEL (CTO) o Linkedin: o Education: BS in Computer Science from Swiss University of Applied Sciences o Experience: Nico joined Fiat24 at the founding of Fiat24 in 2018 where he acts as CTO. Nico set-up the Fiat24 IT infrastructure, including developing all smart contracts on Arbitrum. Prior to this job, Nico worked for 17 years at SIX Group (the Swiss Stock Exchange) in the field of financial information systems serving as the head of the core development team. o Skills: Solidity, Smart Contract, Python, C++, Machine Learning
Aleksandra Zilly, PhD candidate (Head of Legal & Compliance) o Linkedin: o Education: Bachelor of Laws at King’s College London, Master of Laws at Humboldt-Universität Berlin, PhD candidate at the University of Zurich. o Experience: She previously worked at law firms such as Baker McKenzie and served as a university lecturer at the University of Zurich. After that, she joined SIX Digital Exchange (the first state-owned Security Token exchange), focusing on the field of blockchain compliance. In 2021, she joined the Fiat24 team as the Head of Legal & Compliance. o Skills: Law, Blockchain Compliance, Risk Management o Achievements: successfully implemented the AML policy into Fiat24 core banking system, passing three regulatory audits
Karen Blockchain Babe (CMO) o Linkedin: o Education: BFA from Pratt Institute, Diploma in UX Design, Diploma in Digital Marketing o Experience: Karen started her career in advertising agencies, working on digital campaigns for Post Finance, Miele, Micasa, Pfister, and more top national companies. Following further marketing experience in an ETH University startup in the biotech sector, she joined Fiat24 in early 2022. o Skills: community growth and management, brand building, product marketing