Blockchain Industries, Inc. Announces Board Appointments
January 02, 2019 at 03:30 am EST
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Blockchain Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of three new members to its board of directors. Richard Kromka, Michael Conn, and Kevin Hu will join the board, effective immediately. Based in Beijing, Richard Kromka is managing director at EC Mergers &Acquisitions, responsible for managing the company's activities in Asia. He was previously a board member of xG Technology, Inc. He was also managing director and a founding partner of Deutsche Bank's Angel Fund LP. Michael Conn is co-founder/former CEO/Director of Ether Capital, President/CIO/Director of BitFinance, founder/Managing Partner of Quail Creek Ventures, and CIO of Corl. Michael was formerly COO of Alliance Bernstein's Alternative Investment Management group where he specialized in hedge funds, private equity, leveraged buy-out, distressed-debt, venture capital and real estate. Kevin Hu is Portfolio Manager and Head of Research at Blockchain Industries. Prior to joining Blockchain Industries, Hu worked at BlackRock's hedge fund solution group where he analyzed start-up hedge funds, complex portfolios, and individual investments. He is a specialist in understanding the value drivers and crypto-economics of tokens. Kromka, Conn, and Hu join existing board members Patrick Moynihan and Max Robbins, rounding out the board of directors to five members.
Blockchain Industries, Inc., formerly Omni Global Technologies, Inc., is a diversified holding company, which is focused on investment opportunities and services in the blockchain space. The Company intends to target and acquire or build a portfolio of virtual currencies, digital coin and tokens, and other blockchain assets within four business verticals, such as digital asset bank and investment management, mining and trading, initial coin offerings (ICOs) and ventures, and media and education. Its tech consulting services include whitepaper review and generation, tokenomics modeling and structuring, investment curation and syndicate structuring, strategic partnerships and alliances, legal and compliance analysis, smart contract creation and auditing. It also offers ICO portal site creation, blockchain technology architecture and development, marketing and social media, and go-to-market plan for product/platform launch.