SINGAPORE, Dec. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Huobi Group has
announced Livio Weng as the CEO of
Huobi Global, the blockchain giant's flagship cryptocurrency
exchange business.
"We're very pleased to announce this news. Livio's background
and leadership abilities make him a natural fit for this role and
we are confident that he will be instrumental in taking Huobi to
the next level as we continue to expand into the global
marketplace," said Leon Li, Founder
and CEO of Huobi Group.
Weng, who was born in 1987 and who has been with the company
since August, will continue his existing duties overseeing
marketing, public relations, and business development for Huobi
Global's parent company on top of handling the Huobi Global
exchange business. He commented: "I'm deeply humbled by this honor
and by Leon's faith in me. I relish the challenge and opportunity
of piloting Huobi Global into the next era of the blockchain
revolution."
Weng is no stranger to high growth technologies, fintech, or
business, having previously served in a senior management position
with Jiedaibao, a Chinese peer-to-peer financial lending platform
that has raised over USD 600 million
to date. He also served as Product Director at Sohu Inc and played
an integral role in shaping the Kuaizhan mobile site. He was the
founder of SXBBM, a social networking app targeted at university
students.
He became interested in technology and business at a young age,
learning computer programming while still in high school and later
studying it at Tsinghua University, where he graduated with a
master's degree in software engineering.
"I think that blockchain and crypto are among the most important
and world changing technologies of the 21st century and
I'm excited to be on the cutting edge of this change with a
pioneering company like Huobi," said Weng. "Over 2019 and beyond,
people should expect to see a number of great new products and
services as well as some big changes to Huobi Global."
About Huobi:
Consisting of ten upstream and downstream enterprises, Huobi
Group is the world's leading blockchain company. Established in
2013, Huobi Group's accumulative turnover exceeds US $1 trillion. It proudly provides safe, secure,
and convenient cryptocurrency trading and asset management services
to millions of users in 130+ countries.
For enquiries please contact:
Jiayi Li
+6592295769
media@huobi.com
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