{"id":8044,"date":"2022-02-18T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futuresandoptions.gr\/en\/?p=8044"},"modified":"2022-02-18T12:00:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T12:00:54","slug":"the-cardano-foundation-adds-open-source-industry-veteran-to-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futuresandoptions.gr\/en\/the-cardano-foundation-adds-open-source-industry-veteran-to-board\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cardano Foundation Adds Open Source Industry Veteran to Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cardano Foundation<\/a>, the non-profit organization and custodian of the Cardano blockchain, announced today that Fernando Luis Vazquez Cao will serve as the newest member of its board of directors.<\/p>\n

Fernando brings more than 20 years of industry experience across the telecommunications, open source software, and digital assets sector. Having spent the majority of his career in Japan, he holds unparalleled knowledge of the Asian financial services sector. His addition broadens the expertise of the board to cumulatively cover regulation, governance, open-source technology, capital markets, and fintech<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A lifelong open source developer and advocate, Fernando has two decades of experience as a Linux kernel contributor. After starting out in his career at Universidade de Vigo in Spain, he moved into the corporate world where he spent a decade and a half at Japanese telecom giant NTT, before joining SBI where he has held a number of senior leadership positions. He currently serves as CEO of SBI Digital Asset Holdings and is a board member of regulated financial institutions across Asia and Europe.<\/p>\n

Commenting on his announcement, Fernando said, \u201cIt is an absolute honor to join the Cardano Foundation at this important moment in its development. The growth of the community, the strength of its people, and the vision of the Cardano project are inspiring. I\u2019m truly looking forward to working with my board colleagues and the Foundation\u2019s executive team to help further its mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, welcomed the appointment: \u201cThe board plays an integral role in providing guidance and oversight for the Cardano Foundation. Fernando has a distinguished track record in business and software development and his expertise adds another layer to our prestigious board. He played a crucial role in building a high performance team at NTT that contributed to many open-source projects and he will be an invaluable asset to us as we continue to advance our efforts and scale our operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fernando\u2019s appointment comes at a time when the Foundation is scaling up its core operations to support critical infrastructure and enterprise market segments. The Enterprise Technology department of the Cardano Foundation consists of three divisions:<\/p>\n