BitMEX Welcomes Raphael Polansky as Chief Operating Officer

We’re excited to welcome another major addition to our leadership team: Raphael Polansky. As Chief Operating Officer, Raphael is in charge of managing our operations and infrastructure, driving business growth and market expansion, and transforming BitMEX into a full crypto investment ecosystem. Raphael reports directly to our CEO, Alexander Höptner.

Prior to joining BitMEX, Raphael was Managing Director at Blocknox for almost two years, where he set up and operated its crypto custody platform, and led the company’s business strategy, IT development, and operations. Having worked in leadership positions at Boerse Stuttgart and Deutsche Boerse, Raphael brings almost one and a half decades of high-level  management and financial markets experience.

Raphael said: “I’m grateful for the opportunity to drive the continued growth of BitMEX. We have a strong pipeline of projects planned for 2022 and beyond, and a solid team of talented and innovative people with a common goal of building a better global financial ecosystem. I’m excited to lead our crypto operations and expansion during such a transformational time for us and the industry as a whole.”

Alex said: “I’m thrilled to have Raphael join our leadership team as COO. His wealth of crypto, financial markets, and management experience is proving to be instrumental in delivering greater operational efficiency, coordination, and synergy during the next phases of our growth.”

We are looking for talented people who are passionate about crypto to join our team. Visit our careers page to explore job opportunities at BitMEX today.