The Digital Pound Foundation (DPF) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Directors to its Board. Thomas Hawkins, who will represent Accenture, and Lee A. Schneider, an Originating Member of the Digital Pound Foundation, both join the Board with immediate effect.
Thomas Hawkins is EMEA Lead for Digital Assets, Digital Currencies and Tokenisation at Accenture. Lee A. Schneider is a financial services and technology lawyer. Lee currently serves as General Counsel for Ava Labs, a blockchain software company, and also co-founded the education platform, Owl Explains.
Claire Conby, Executive Director, Digital Pound Foundation commented: “We are delighted to have two new Board members of such high calibre joining the DPF Board. We would also like to extend our thanks to Jannah Patchay and Andrew Whitworth (Ripple) as they step down from the Board. We are grateful to them both for their enormous contributions to the growth of the DPF”.
The DPF has recently announced a number of new members including the addition of SETL and Chavanette Advisors to its membership community and strategic partnerships with Global Counsel and The UK Centre for Blockchain Technology. On 23rd October the Foundation is also launching its inaugural annual conference – The Digital Money Event – as the destination annual UK event for discussing the implementation of a digital Pound and the broader impact of new forms of digital money on our economy and society.
Interested in becoming a member of the Digital Pound Foundation? If you would like to learn more about DPF membership, and its many benefits and opportunities, please head over to our membership page, or reach out to Michelle Brook, Membership and Community Lead, directly via email: membership@digitalpoundfoundation.com.
