Governance

EDUCATION: B.A. from Harvard University; M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from UCLA.

BIO: Christopher is a veteran banking executive whose career has been defined by the disciplined scaling of regulated financial institutions. As President and Chief Executive Officer of CVB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CVBF) and its subsidiary Citizens Business Bank from 2006 to 2020, he grew shareholders' equity from approximately $375 million to over $1.9 billion, expanded total assets beyond $11 billion, and executed multiple strategic acquisitions — including the transformational merger with Community Bank — while maintaining one of the longest consecutive profitability records in U.S. banking. Prior to CVB Financial, Christopher served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon First Business Bank. His experience governing a Nasdaq-listed, acquisition-led financial services company through multiple market cycles is directly relevant to CoinShares' growth strategy as it scales its regulated asset management platform in the United States.

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EDUCATION: B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles; J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.

BIO: Caroline is one of the most prominent figures in U.S. digital asset regulation. As Acting Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, designated by President Trump in January 2025, she led a landmark modernisation agenda that included bringing listed spot crypto products into federally regulated U.S. markets for the first time, launching the CFTC's Digital Asset Markets Pilot Program, and delivering 14 advisory committee recommendations spanning Treasury market reform, tokenised collateral, and a first-ever U.S. digital asset taxonomy. She currently serves as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of MoonPay, a global crypto payments infrastructure company. Prior to the CFTC, Caroline spent seven years at Citigroup as a Managing Director, holding leadership roles across market structure, capital markets regulatory strategy, and global regulatory affairs. With more than a decade of direct experience in digital asset policy and institutional financial regulation, she brings to the CoinShares PLC board an unmatched understanding of the evolving U.S. regulatory landscape that will shape the environment in which CoinShares operates and grows.

EDUCATION: M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School (Beta Gamma Sigma); B.S. in Accounting (magna cum laude) from Yeshiva University.

BIO: Paul is a seasoned public company director and financial services executive with over 40 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and corporate governance across multiple Nasdaq- and NYSE-listed companies. As Chairman of Axos Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AX) since 2017 — a digital-first banking platform — he has overseen a period during which annual earnings grew from $2 million to $450 million and total assets reached approximately $23 billion, driven by diversification into new digital product lines, strategic M&A, and significant technology investment. Paul also serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp., a SPAC that raised $210 million in its December 2024 IPO. Earlier in his career, he served as President, International and Corporate Development at Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, and as a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP in the Mergers and Acquisitions Services Group. His combination of digital banking governance, SPAC execution experience, and deep public markets expertise is directly aligned with CoinShares PLC's trajectory as a newly Nasdaq-listed, acquisition-capable digital asset manager.

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BORN: 1984

EDUCATION: Master’s degree in Mathematical Trading and Finance from Sir John Cass Business School.

BIO: Jean-Marie is the CEO and a co-founder of CoinShares. Jean-Marie Mognetti is a seasoned commodity trader, having developed advanced expertise in areas such as quantitative analysis, risk management, and alpha generation. His skills extend to the management of trading programs focused on macroeconomic commodities, including notably cryptocurrencies. Since 2014, he has been recognized as a leading expert in the digital asset sector. Before co-founding CoinShares, a pivotal player in the cryptocurrency industry, Jean-Marie Mognetti served as a quantitative trader at Hermes Commodities Fund Managers. His role there was instrumental in establishing and implementing trading strategies based on rigorous quantitative risk management approaches.

BORN: 1963

Education: Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics from Exeter University and Master’s degree in Management Science and Operational Research from Imperial College, London.

BIO: Daniel Masters is the Chairman of the Board of directors and chair of Remuneration Committee. Daniel Masters has more than 30 years of experience in energy trading. He was the Head of Global Energy Trading for Morgan Guaranty Trust Company (MGT), oversaw several of the trading and risk management functions at the Energy Division of Salomon, Inc., was involved in the establishment of the natural gas and electricity markets in the UK, completed some of the first forward contracts for electricity and was one of the first and most active participants in the market for Contracts for Difference (“CFDs”) in Europe.