CEO Dirk Klee leaves Barclays Wealth for Bitcoin Suisse

Effective 1 April 2022

James Baxter-Derrington
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Dirk Klee has left Barclays Wealth to join Bitcoin Suisse as its next chief executive, effective 1 April 2022.

The CEO of wealth management and investments has departed the firm three and a half years after he joined and is set to take the top role at the Swiss cryptocurrency house, which was founded in 2013. Klee brings more than two decades' experience in the industry, having served as COO wealth management at UBS, CEO Germany, Austria and Eastern Europe at Blackrock and head of business development for Germany and Austria at PIMCO. Outgoing Bitcoin Suisse CEO Arthur Vayloyan will step down from the role on 31 March 2022 and will remain a member of the board of directors. Chair of the boa...

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