DigitalX Appoints Lisa Wade as Chief Executive Officer

DigitalX Limited, the world's first publicly listed Bitcoin company, has announced the appointment of Lisa Wade as the company's new Chief Executive Officer.

As seen on her LinkedIn profile, Lisa is currently working as Managing Director at Change Investment Management, where she had been employed for over 12 years. In April 2018, she joined NAB Pride as its Co-Chair. Additionally, National Australia Bank (NAB) hired Lisa as Head of Digital Innovation & Sustainability in October 2016. Prior to NAB, she was both the Director and Co-Founder at Impact 2080. Additionally, she had also held positions at companies including The ESCOR Group and Citi.

Lisa Wade is a graduate of the University of Technology Sydney with a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance.

Lisa has a strong background in blockchain project development, having recently lead the Project Atom Central Bank Digital Currency project (CBDC), a collaborative research project between the Reserve Bank of Australia, CBA and Perpetual, and Project Carbon, a global strategic alliance tokenising voluntary carbon credits with Latu, CIBC, Natwest and NAB. Additionally, she has a strong background in funds management.

Toby Hicks, the Chairman of DigitalX, commented: "Following a thorough search and assessment process, we are very proud to confirm the appointment of Lisa Wade as the new Chief Executive Officer of DigitalX. Lisa is a highly experienced and knowledgeable individual who has impressed the Board with her passion and knowledge for both financial markets and Blockchain technologies and opportunities. Out of a pool of outstanding candidates, we are pleased that Lisa has wanted to come on Board and lead DigitalX as it continues to execute its business plan based around our three business units of fund management, Blockchain ventures and development of distributed ledger technologies."

Lisa Wade, Incoming CEO of DigitalX, commented: "I am truly excited to join DigitalX, they have built the foundations and team to lead Australia and the world in the transition to blockchain as a mainstream part of finance, and to be a leader in this new and fast- moving financial future that blockchain creates. I am looking forward to working with the great team and building on this foundation together to grow the Company's opportunities and value for shareholders."

In conclusion, Lisa's extensive experience in blockchain and funds management will greatly contribute to DigitalX's business plan based around its business units of fund management and Blockchain Ventures.