Zonda, one of Europe’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is today announcing the appointment of Jakob Lundqvist as Chief Technology Officer (CTO); the company’s first senior hire since the company appointed a new CEO last month. Jakob will assume his new role from January 1, 2022.
Jakob was previously Enterprise Architect and head of development at Bitcoin Suisse AG, a Swiss financial services provider offering prime brokerage, staking, storage, lending, and other crypto-financial services. He was a key player in building the new system landscape for Bitcoin Suisse by adding vital architecture for various core systems. Jakob has enjoyed an extensive and varied career in software development, including time with several start-ups in Europe and the US and a stint as lead architect for a series of major public sector projects in Denmark. He has also founded a number of successful start-ups, including The Licensing Project, a New-York based creative licensing archive.
At Zonda, Jakob will be charged with developing technologies that help make the future of digital currencies as inclusive as possible, while also advancing the exchange’s ambition to lead the world on regulation. Zonda is working closely with regulatory bodies to create an open and supportive market that protects users from fraud without compromising independence or innovation, and technology has a central role to play in that mission.
Przemysław Kral, CEO of Zonda, said: "Zonda is building a uniquely customer-centric cryptocurrency exchange with simplified tools for the next-generation of cryptocurrency users, and Jakob’s expertise is perfectly suited to creating that platform. His talent for designing best-in-class software architecture is invaluable, but it’s his passion for both the business and our shared people-first philosophy towards product design that make us so pleased to be welcoming him aboard.”
Jakob Lundqvist added: “Zonda is going through a period of rapid growth and international expansion, and I’m excited to be joining the company at such an eventful time. Zonda is known for being the largest exchange in Eastern Europe, but it’s on course to secure a far greater presence on the global stage. For me, technology is the fuel that will drive that growth. It can be a great enabler when designed with care and passion, and that’s exactly what I plan to bring to Zonda in the next chapter of its growth story.”
