KuCoin EU has appointed Christian Derler as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Managing Director for KuCoin EU Financial Services GmbH and Tamara Rubey as General Counsel and Managing Director of KuCoin EU Payment Services GmbH.
This completes the company’s four-member leadership team. KuCoin EU is currently undergoing the MiCAR licensing process with the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA). It is strategically building on experienced leadership with deep expertise in banking, payments, and crypto regulation.
The managing directors leading KuCoin EU in Europe KuCoin EU’s leadership team now consists of CEO Oliver Stauber, COO Christian Niedermüller, CCO Christian Derler, and General Counsel Tamara Rubey.
Christian Derler has more than 20 years of experience in traditional banking. Most recently, he has led the Depositing, Asset Management, and Private Banking Division at BKS Bank. At KuCoin EU, he will oversee business development and sales, along with marketing and growth.
With previous roles at PSA, Coinpanion, and Bitpanda, Tamara Rubey is a lawyer who brings strong expertise in crypto regulation and payment services with the expertise in payments. At KuCoin EU, she will serve as general counsel, managing legal and regulatory affairs and leading KuCoin EU Payment Services GmbH.
Christian Derler said, “KuCoin EU offers the perfect platform to apply my leadership experience and industry expertise and be part of a real movement for the future. We’re building a product offering for Europe that will set new industry standards. The combination of global strength and European innovation is truly unique.”
CEO of KuCoin, BC Wong, added, “From initiating the MiCAR license application to building a local presence in Europe and onboarding seasoned professionals with traditional finance and legal backgrounds, these are all deliberate steps in fulfilling that promise. And this is just the beginning.”
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