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RecruitBlock

Building Digital Asset Teams

Paul Owen of RecruitBlock speaking on a crypto and Web3 talent panel at Zebu Live in London

Expertise

Deep industry knowledge, established networks and long-standing relationships across crypto, Web3 and digital assets.

Delivery

Appointments across exchanges, financial institutions, infrastructure, start-ups, scale-ups and stealth ventures.

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Paul Owen


Fellow Chartered Accountant, ICAEW

Oxford Saïd FinTech Programme

Founder | Executive Search

Paul is a Fellow Chartered Accountant with senior finance and operating leadership experience across FTSE 100 and complex international businesses.

His background spans finance, governance, control and organisational leadership, bringing direct commercial and operating context to executive search.

At RecruitBlock, Paul leads Finance, Governance and Leadership appointments across crypto, Web3 and digital assets.


Penny Sommerfeld


Chartered Member, CIPD

Thomas PPA Psychometric Assessor

Director | Recruitment

Penny is a Chartered Member of the CIPD with experience across recruitment, executive search, HR, consulting and assessment.

Her work spans specialist appointments, leadership build-outs, cross-border hiring and market entry across digital assets, fintech and financial services.

At RecruitBlock, Penny works across Legal & Compliance, Finance, Growth and Leadership appointments in the UK, Europe, the US and international markets.

Featured in:

  • Decrypt
  • BlockTelegraph
  • Wealth & Finance International
  • Merger & Acquisition
  • Coinbound
  • Times of Blockchain
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 Infrastructure

 Exchanges, brokerages, trading platforms and digital asset market infrastructure.

Payments

Search across payments, custody, stablecoins, treasury and digital asset financial infrastructure.

Web3

Recruitment for Web3, DeFi, protocols and blockchain infrastructure businesses building specialist teams.

Funds

Search for digital asset funds, asset managers, venture investors, tokenisation and real-world asset platforms.

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