RecruitBlock
Leadership, Finance & Compliance
We've Helped:
Executive Search & Recruitment
RecruitBlock supports companies building across digital assets, crypto, Web3, fintech and regulated financial services, from senior leadership appointments to specialist recruitment across business-critical functions.
Trusted by Scaling & Established Firms
We work with recognised organisations, venture-backed companies, growth-stage businesses and startups where hiring decisions shape governance, scale, regulation, market confidence and long-term credibility.
Paul Owen
FCA, Fellow ICAEW | Oxford FinTech Programme
Founder | Executive Search Advisor
Paul brings a finance-led view of executive search across digital assets, shaped by an FCA background and senior corporate experience. His work focuses on finance, governance, control and operating leadership, with prior experience across PwC, T-Mobile and complex corporate environments where accountability, structure and scale matter.
Penny Sommerfeld
MCIPD | Thomas PPA Psychometric Assessor
Director | Executive Search Advisor
Penny brings an international growth perspective to executive search, shaped by experience with FTSE 100 companies, startups and growth-stage businesses. Her work focuses on cross-border expansion, remote-first teams, technical department buildout and new market entry, with experience supporting multilingual teams across the UK, Europe and the US.
Featured in:
Crypto Exchanges & Trading Platforms
RecruitBlock works with crypto exchanges, trading platforms, brokerage businesses and market infrastructure firms building leadership capability across regulated and international digital asset markets.
Digital Asset Financial Services
We support custody providers, payments businesses, stablecoin companies, tokenisation platforms and financial services firms entering or scaling digital asset capability.
Web3, DeFi & Infrastructure
Our work includes Web3 organisations, DeFi platforms, protocol businesses and blockchain infrastructure companies where governance, execution and operating maturity are critical.
Fintech, Funds & Capital Partners
RecruitBlock advises fintech businesses, asset managers, hedge funds, venture-backed companies, family offices and capital partners on leadership decisions connected to digital asset markets.
Insights & Media
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![The Real Challenge Facing UK Crypto Firms Ahead of 2027]()
The Real Challenge Facing UK Crypto Firms Ahead of 2027
As the UK’s cryptoasset regime develops, operational readiness is becoming increasingly important for digital asset firms.
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![Tokenised Equities Move Closer to Mainstream Finance]()
Tokenised Equities Move Closer to Mainstream Finance
Tokenised equities moved closer to mainstream market infrastructure this week through Securitize and Computershare’s new agreement.
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![Wall Street Expansion and Bitcoin at $70k]()
Wall Street Expansion and Bitcoin at $70k
Wall Street expansion and Bitcoin at $70k are accelerating institutional adoption in digital assets, driving demand for CFO, compliance and leadership.
