Binance hires former GEWELM and Edelman managers as Chief Communications Officer

Binance hires former GEWELM and Edelman managers as Chief Communications Officer

The world's leading cryptocurrency exchange has appointed Patrick Hillmann, a veteran of GE and Edelman, the company's new Chief Communications Officer. Hillmann will be responsible for the Public Affairs area.

The stock exchange gave the new appointment in a press release known from cryptocolor , which also outlines the new tasks of Hillmann. More precisely, he is supervised all aspects of corporate communication, public relations, media work and the commitment of the company's interest groups. He will also work with Binance's compliance and security teams because the company strives to comply with the global regulatory authorities, which was a growing problem for the stock exchange at the beginning of this year.

"We work hand in hand in handicrafts around the world to achieve our common goal, protect users, promote innovations and further establish the industry. Patrick's 15-year experience in working on global regulatory topics such as the GDPR will be decisive to advance this work." -Commented Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao.

Hillmann's earlier experience includes working as a global head of innovation in Edelman's crisis and risk practice. Before that, he held leading positions in the Government Affairs and Public Affairs area at General Electric (GE) and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). He believes that accession to Binance is a "unique opportunity" because the organization "really changes the world". Previously, the stock exchange stated a former US financial official official to improve their team for compliance with legal regulations and made his chief regulatory liaison officer. .