Respected Australian entrepreneur and executive Tony MacKay has joined to board of tech investor Fatfish Internet Group (ASX:FFG) as a non-executive director.
Tony MacKay – Chi-X Global Founder
With an extensive track-record across global capital markets, especially in Asia and Europe, Tony is best known as the founding CEO and Chairman of Chi-X Europe and Global – the alternative stock trading platforms that disrupted securities trading across Europe, Australia, Canada, and Japan.
Chi-X Europe went on to become the largest trading venue for European securities within 3 years of commencement with a market share of over 20% in the major markets.
In 2011 Chi-X Europe was bought by US Stock Exchange BATS, which was itself bought by CBOE this year.
FFG welcomes Tony to its Board and will be looking to Tony for advice in developing further applications of blockchain and cryptocurrency technology in the global financial market, the company said.
His appointment comes following Fatfish’s US$1 million investment in Singapore-based virtual currency exchange Krypto-x founded by Mr MacKay.
Kryptos-X is in the midst of setting up its initial operation in Singapore and plans to start the operation soon.
Shares in Fatfish finished 0.2c lower at 5c.