BlockFills has promoted Demetrios Zamboglou to UAE CEO, where he will oversee operations in the UAE.
Zamboglou has a background in financial services and trading and is expected to guide BlockFills as it looks to strengthen its presence in the UAE. The company is active in providing trading services in the digital asset space and is expanding its services in response to the growing interest in cryptocurrencies.
Prior to joining BlockFills, Mr. Zamboglou was Chief Executive Officer of Doto, a newly formed provider of financial and investment solutions to both retail and corporate customers. Previously, he retired from Credit Financier Invest (CFI), where he was Group Chief Operating Officer (COO) for over two years.
Mr. Zamboglou took on an advisory role for nearly three years at Genesis Vision, which operates a decentralized trust management platform built on blockchain technology and smart contracts. He held a similar role at blockchain startup ThePower.io since June 2018.
Prior to that, Mr. Zamboglou spent just over a year at UK-based decentralized bank BABB, followed by five months as Chief Operating Officer at ICON Capital Reserve.
Other roles include serving as European CEO and Global Chief Business Development Officer at Swiss blockchain startup Lykke Corp. He holds a PhD in Behavioral Finance from King’s College London.
Despite holding a number of crypto-related roles, Zamboglou is an FX and CFD veteran with over 10 years of experience in trading, risk management and operations. He has spent the majority of his career dating back to 2005 in the retail industry, holding senior roles at Alpari (UK), ForexClub and ForexTime, before starting his own FX brokerage, zebraFX, in 2012 before selling the business in 2015. Established.
In early 2022, we spoke to Dr. Demetrios, who provided context for his paper on how cryptocurrencies as an investment vehicle are becoming a focus for many companies.
In recent months, Zamboglou has been talking about incorporating cryptocurrencies into his business. But his involvement with digital assets goes back many years before joining CFI, when he was European CEO and chief business development officer at Swiss blockchain exchange Lykke Corp.