07:20 AM EST, 12/13/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Galaxy Digital Holdings ( BRPHF ) said on Friday that it appointed Tony Paquette as Chief Financial Officer.

Paquette is succeeding Alex Ioffe, who will transition into a senior advisor role on Jan. 1.

"Tony's substantial track record of overseeing finance operations at some of the top firms in finance will enable us to further enhance our operational infrastructure and aggressively scale our business globally," said Michael Novogratz, Galaxy's founder and CEO.

Paquette has more than 25 years of experience across a range of roles in financial services and fintech. Most recently, he served as CFO of Point72 for over four years, leading the firm's global finance, treasury, broker relations, real estate and facilities organizations.

Paquette also previously served as a business unit leader at fintech company Social Finance and was a managing director at JP Morgan Chase for nearly a decade.