Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has hired former Senior Vice President of Compliance Steve Christie as the company’s Chief Compliance Officer.
Christie will strengthen the cryptocurrency exchange’s global compliance program and work with regulators, industry leaders and others to keep Binance aligned with regulatory practices.
Christie has left the company for several months to focus on her health and family, Binance said in an announcement Friday. Upon returning to the company, Christie will take over the position vacated by Kristen Hecht, Binance’s former deputy director of compliance and head of global money laundering reporting, and will work alongside the company’s chief compliance officer, Noah Perlman.
‘In-depth compliance expertise’
“Steve’s deep compliance expertise with Binance makes him the perfect person to take on the DCCO role,” Noah Perlman said in a statement. “When Steve first joined Binance in 2022, our compliance team grew rapidly and we made significant efforts and investments to strengthen and mature the compliance culture and programs that Steve led.”
Perlman added, “Compliance is always evolving and maturing, and he has helped Binance address new changes and challenges, making compliance a business enabler and driver of sustainable industry growth.”
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