Nicolas Bertrand

Chairman

Young Platform

Nicolas is a senior executive specialised in financial market infrastructure focusing on regulated markets, derivatives and digital assets. He is the Chairman of Young Platform, one of the most active crypto exchange in Italy and member of the supervisory board of One Trading, the first MIFID regulated market offering regulated PERP futures on digital assets. He is Ambassador of the Global Blockchain Business Council since February 2022. Nicolas held leadership positions in the regulated exchange and digital asset industry. He was CEO of Komainu, the global custodian owned by Ledger, CoinShares and Laser Digital (Nomura Group) until February 2024. Prior to this, he held board and senior executive positions within the Euronext Group, the London Stock Exchange Group and Borsa Italiana, the Italian Stock Exchange. Nicolas was an executive board member of Borsa Italiana until 2019, executive board member of Turquoise Global Holdings Ltd and non executive board member of FTSE International Ltd until the end of 2020. Prior to joining the exchange, Nicolas worked for Citibank and developed his expertise trading on a range of products and asset classes.