BlockFills has promoted Demetrios Zamboglou to CEO UAE, where he will oversee operations in the United Arab Emirates.
Zamboglou has a background in financial services and trading, and he is expected to guide BlockFills as it seeks to strengthen its presence in the UAE. The company has been active in providing trading services in the digital assets sector and expands its offerings in response to the growing interest in cryptocurrencies.
Prior to BlockFills, Zamboglou served as chief executive officer at Doto, a newly formed provider of financial and investment solutions for both retail and corporate clients. Before that, he left Credit Financier Invest (CFI) where he had served in the capacity of the group’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) for more than two years.
Zamboglou assumed an advisory role with Genesis Vision, which operates a decentralized trust management platform built on Blockchain technology and smart contracts, for nearly three years. He also held an analogous position at blockchain startup ThePower.io since June 2018.
Prior to that, Zamboglou spent a little over one year at UK-based decentralized bank BABB, preceded by five months as a Chief Operating Officer at ICON Capital Reserve.
Other stops also include serving as European CEO and global chief business development officer at Swiss blockchain startup Lykke Corp. He holds a PhD degree in Behavioural Finance from King’s College London.
Despite his many crypto-related roles, Mr. Zamboglou is a FX and CFD veteran with over a decade’s experience in trading, risk management and operations. He spent the bulk of his career, which dates back to 2005, within the retail industry, having held senior positions at Alpari (UK), ForexClub, ForexTime and also setting up his own FX brokerage zebraFX in 2012 before selling the business in 2015.
Earlier in 2022, we caught up with Dr. Demetrios who provided contextualization to the thesis that cryptocurrencies as an investment vehicle have become a point of interest for many businesses.
For months now, Zamboglou had been talking about integrating cryptocurrency into the business. But his interaction with digital assets dates back to many years before joining CFI, namely when he was European CEO and chief business development officer at Swiss blockchain exchange Lykke Corp.
