07:28 AM EDT, 07/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Bitfarms ( BITF ) , a global vertically integrated bitcoin data center company, said Monday that its board has appointed Ben Gagnon as chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Previously, Gagnon served as chief mining officer at Bitfarms ( BITF ).

The company's shares, which slipped 0.8% in premarket U.S. trading on Monday, rose over 9% in Canada on Friday.