The company named a new chief executive officer for Asia-Pacific (APAC) and is set to open its first office in India as part of its “big plans” in the region.
Pravjit Tiwana has been named CEO of Gemini Asia Pacific (APAC), an important market for the exchange, and where it is focusing its expansion efforts.
Tiwana will be taking on these responsibilities in addition to his role as Gemini’s Global Chief Technology Officer (CTO). According to his LinkedIn profile, Tiwana is based in Seattle, Washington.
A product and engineering executive with 20 years of technology experience, Tiwana joined the company 15 months ago, previously spending over 6 years at Amazon Web Services. He has also held roles at Disney and Microsoft, among others.
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"We believe that crypto and Web3 products will continue to have a strong growth trajectories in APAC," the statement said.
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