DEFI Development Corporation UK PLC announced that Hadley Stern and Nathalie Maggi have been appointed as directors of the Company. Hadley will serve as Non-Executive Chair of the Board and Nathalie will serve as an Executive Director. The appointments will take effect on January 15, 2026.
Hadley is a veteran executive in digital assets and emerging technologies. He has held senior leadership roles spanning development, innovation, and institutional adoption of blockchain-based solutions. He served as Chief Commercial Officer of Marinade Finance, where he led commercial strategy and partnerships with traditional financial institutions and enterprises expanding to the Solana ecosystem.
Hadley continues as an advisor to Marinade Finance. Hadley's involvement in cryptoassets began in 2014 at Fidelity Labs, where he directed design, development, and product management teams exploring emerging technologies including wearable computing, virtual and augmented reality, mobile applications, and artificial intelligence. He subsequently helped found Fidelity's blockchain and bitcoin incubators and established the firm's digital asset services division.
Following this, as Managing Director, Global Head of Digital Asset Custody, Hadley oversaw the launch of the first bank-grade digital asset custody platform at BNY Mellon; served as the chief operating officer at blockchain infrastructure company Bloq; and led the innovation lab at Amazon Web Services. Nathalie brings over a decade of international finance leadership across fintech and crypto, with deep experience navigating high-growth, regulated, and innovative markets. She served as Senior Finance Manager at Binance for four years, where she worked directly with senior leadership to deliver financial oversight across Europe.
Before that, she spent eight years at Blackhawk Network, a global leader in branded payments, where she worked in financial planning, post-merger integrations, and regulatory reporting.
