Bitcoin Well Names Allen Stephen as CFO

Bitcoin Well, a bitcoin company headquatered in Canada, announced that it has named Allen Stephen, the former Vice President of Finance at Canadian Western Bank, as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) today.

In his new role as the CFO of Bitcoin Well, Allen will take over Luke Thibodeau, who was serving as the interim Chief Financial Officer of Bitcoin Well. As detailed in the company's announcement, Allen will begin his work on January 4, 2022, and Mr Thibodeau will remain with the company as Director of Finance.

"We are incredibly excited to welcome Mr Stephen as our CFO, starting with the Company on January 4, 2022. His wealth of experience in both banking and financial technology will be a tremendous asset as we continue our mission to give society the fastest and safest way to buy, sell and use bitcoin," said Adam O'Brien, the CEO of Bitcoin Well. 

Before joining the company,  Allen previously served as the Head of Finance at Neo Financial for the last two years. He has extensive experience in the banking and financial technology sector. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA from the University of Regina.

In terms of his working experience, Allen worked for a number of well-known financial companies in Canada during his career. Also, he worked with EPCOR for over three years as a Senior Finance Manager.

"Prior to his role at Neo, Mr Stephen was a senior leader at Canadian Western Bank, a publicly-traded company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. As the Vice President of Finance and Chief Accountant, his 12-year tenure at Canadian Western Bank included oversight of internal and external financial reporting, taxation, forecasting, regulatory & compliance, acquisitions & divestitures, capital issuances and investor relations. In addition to his extensive banking and public company experience, Mr Stephen has led finance teams in the utility industry," Bitcoin  Well added.