DeFi Technologies Inc. announced the expansion of its management team. Russell Starr, Executive Chairman of DeFi Technologies, will assume the role of CEO; Diana Biggs, previously CEO of Valour Inc. ("Valour"), takes up a new role as DeFi Technologies' Chief Strategy Officer; and Johan Wattenstrom, Co-founder and Director at Valour, becomes COO of the Company. Johan Wattenstrom assumes the role of Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Wattenstrom, who is a Co-founder and Director of Valour, joins DeFi Technologies in the role of Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Wattenstrom is Co-Founder & Director at Nortide Capital and was previously the Founder of XBT Provider (now known as Coinshares), which created the world's first ever Bitcoin ETP in 2015, and has served on the management committees of several Nordic investment banks. He co-founded Valour in 2019 leveraging his extensive experience across trading, financial products, and brokerage, with the aim to make digital asset markets more accessible, liquid and efficient. Diana Biggs, who is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Valour Inc., will move over to DeFi Technologies in the role of Chief Strategy Officer as of November 1, 2021. Ms. Biggs is an Associate Fellow at the University of Oxford Saïd Business School and has been working with investors, technologists and researchers in the decentralised finance space since 2013. Prior to joining Valour, she was the Global Head of Innovation for HSBC Private Banking. Biggs led Valour's launch and expansion of its ETPs, from its first product listing in December 2020 to its current suite of five products, upcoming expansion into additional European markets including Germany in October 2021, and growth in AUM to over USD 200 million. Wouter Witvoet assumes the role of President. Mr. Witvoet previously was Founder and CEO at Secfi Inc., the leading platform offering financing secured by private company stock. During his role as Chief Executive Officer of DeFi Technologies, Mr. Witvoet led the establishment of many key partnerships and acquisitions that operate as the core of DeFi Technologies' product offerings, investment portfolio, and revenue streams. Mr. Witvoet will focus in his new role of President on working with the team in Europe to expand markets and product offerings.