Abstract:US-based FalconX, a digital asset trading platform that provides clients best execution using data science, appointed Dan Torrey as its new Senior Institutional Sales Executive. According to an update made via LinkedIn, he will be working from New York City.

Torrey holds a BA from the Johns Hopkins University.
He worked at Lukka as Head of Institutional Sales.
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“I‘m happy to share that this week I’m starting a new position as a Senior Institutional Sales Executive at FalconX! As my crypto adventure is entering a new and exciting phase, I look forward to working with the amazing team at FalconX and continuing to build meaningful relationships with so many innovative firms in this space,” Torrey commented on his LinkedIn.
Prior to his new role at FalconX, he worked at Lukka as Head of Institutional Sales. Also, Torrey held the same role at Genesis Global Capital for two years. Before taking the job at that company, he spent over two years as Global Head of FX E-Commerce Sales at Northern Trust Corporation.
His longest tenure was in EBS, where he worked as Head of Sales for the Americas. Before joining EBS, Torrey worked as Vice President of the ADR Division at the Bank of New York. Between 1991 and 1994, he worked as Sales Associate at International Media Partners.
Torrey holds a BA in International Relations, Political Science, and Government from the Johns Hopkins University and an MBA in Finance from the NYU Stern School of Business.
Recent Kraken's Appointments
In other crypto-related recent appointments, Kraken appointed Mayur Gupta as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Gupta will lead the crypto firm‘s brand, product and growth marketing efforts ’to advance the company‘s mission and become the crypto platform of choice for consumers, creators and professional investors’.
The former USA Today executive joins Kraken from Gannett, where he led the companys transformation from an advertising-led media company to a subscription-led content platform that is obsessed with user value. Previously, Gupta held key marketing and growth leadership positions at Freshly, Spotify, Healthgrades, Kimberly-Clark and SapientNitro.


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