OKX has appointed Ian Rogers as head of compliance for EMEA, adding a senior broking executive to its regulatory team. The move comes as cryptocurrency companies continue to bolster compliance functions amid increased regulatory oversight.
Rogers joins the exchange with over 15 years of experience in financial services, which includes CFD brokerages and digital asset companies. He will oversee the compliance strategy across the EMEA region and manage national-level compliance teams and money laundering reporting officers.
Rogers joins OKX from Veax Labs, where he served as COO and Head of Digital Assets. He led operations and product strategy for the decentralized trading platform focused on connecting traditional finance with decentralized finance. He has worked on platform development, partnerships, and product positioning, while supporting the rollout of trading instruments across a multi-chain environment.
Before moving into digital assets, Rogers held several senior roles in the brokerage industry. He served as CEO of Finveo from 2021 to 2023, focusing on governance, operations and organizational alignment.
He also held leadership roles at Pepperstone and Admirals. At Pepperstone UK, he served as CEO and supported expansion into regulated markets. At Admirals UK, he served as Chief Compliance Officer and later Chief Executive Officer.
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Earlier in his career, Rogers was CEO of GKFX Prime, where he led a restructuring of the business, including cost reductions and a move away from non-core markets. newly, OKX has joined a growing list of major cryptocurrency companies that have put their IPO ambitions on holdIt chose to postpone the US listing until market conditions and internal metrics better support long-term shareholder returns.
The exchange, which was recently valued at about $25 billion in a deal involving InterContinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, says its priority is to deepen growth and operational stability before entering the public markets.
The decision comes just days after Kraken halted its long-discussed IPO plans, underscoring how volatile sentiment and weak demand for cryptocurrency-related stocks are reshaping listing timelines across the industry.
OKX has appointed Ian Rogers as head of compliance for EMEA, adding a senior broking executive to its regulatory team. The move comes as cryptocurrency companies continue to bolster compliance functions amid increased regulatory oversight.
Rogers joins the exchange with over 15 years of experience in financial services, which includes CFD brokerages and digital asset companies. He will oversee the compliance strategy across the EMEA region and manage national-level compliance teams and money laundering reporting officers.
Rogers joins OKX from Veax Labs, where he served as COO and Head of Digital Assets. He led operations and product strategy for the decentralized trading platform focused on connecting traditional finance with decentralized finance. He has worked on platform development, partnerships, and product positioning, while supporting the rollout of trading instruments across a multi-chain environment.
Before moving into digital assets, Rogers held several senior roles in the brokerage industry. He served as CEO of Finveo from 2021 to 2023, focusing on governance, operations and organizational alignment.
He also held leadership roles at Pepperstone and Admirals. At Pepperstone UK, he served as CEO and supported expansion into regulated markets. At Admirals UK, he served as Chief Compliance Officer and later Chief Executive Officer.
Long career in mediation
Earlier in his career, Rogers was CEO of GKFX Prime, where he led a restructuring of the business, including cost reductions and a move away from non-core markets. newly, OKX has joined a growing list of major cryptocurrency companies that have put their IPO ambitions on holdIt chose to postpone the US listing until market conditions and internal metrics better support long-term shareholder returns.
The exchange, which was recently valued at about $25 billion in a deal involving InterContinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, says its priority is to deepen growth and operational stability before entering the public markets.
The decision comes just days after Kraken halted its long-discussed IPO plans, underscoring how volatile sentiment and weak demand for cryptocurrency-related stocks are reshaping listing timelines across the industry.
