Binance Appoints Nils Andersen Röed as Director of Audit and Investigations

Binance, the top crypto exchange by trading volume, announced that it has appointed Nils Andersen Röed as the Director of Audit and Investigations to strengthen the comany’s team of security specialists to make sure Binance remains the most secure crypto ecosystem around.

In his new position, Nils will focus on conducting and leading internal and external investigations with the purpose of identifying bad actors that attempt to commit crimes on Binance's platforms and to protect users' funds, as well as proactively supporting law enforcement agencies with their investigations.

Nils has a strong background in investigations. Prior to the appointment, he served at Europol as a specialist on the Dark Web team. Before that, he worked as the Project Leader of Operation Gravesac/Bayonet, coordinating the takeover and takedown of the dark web marketplaces Hansa Market and Alphabay.

“After many years working in law enforcement I am excited to tackle new challenges in the Binance Audit and Investigations team,”Nils said.”At Binance I will be in a position to keep the platforms and users safe from these bad actors while assisting law enforcement agencies around the world with their investigations and secure prosecutions.”

These months, Binance has been actively hiring leadership with regulatory and compliance experience. Last week, the exchange has announced the appointment of Aron Akbiyikian​ as its new Director of Audit and Investigations.