Thomas Restout was previously EMEA CEO of B2C2. He joined the company in September 2022 from Morgan Stanley, where he was most recently Global Head of Macro Electronic Trading. He was a member of the Morgan Stanley Securities Digital Currencies working group and spearheaded Crypto trading for the Fixed Income division. Having met B2C2’s co-Founder, Max Boonen during his tenure at Goldman Sachs, Thomas was one of B2C2’s earliest investors. His strategic insights have been pivotal to B2C2’s growth with decisions to pursue over-the-counter trading and expand into the Japanese market, having been drawn from his experience at Goldman Sachs. Thomas began his career at Natixis.

Commenting on the appointment, Max Boonen, co-Founder of B2C2 said “Thomas, an early supporter of B2C2, was already a rising star when we met on the trading floor 10 years ago. His stellar career in TradFi has given him a fantastic foundation to support our clients in the crypto space.”

Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director, Chairman, President & CEO of SBI Holdings, Inc. said: “B2C2 is well placed to benefit from the growth in institutional trading of cryptocurrencies. Thomas has been instrumental in B2C2’s progress over the past 12 months, notably with the acquisition of Woorton in France. The company will continue to thrive as an innovator dedicated to building a resilient digital assets ecosystem, providing critical, deep liquidity to institutional clients globally.”

Thomas Restout said: “B2C2’s business is stronger than ever, and I look forward to working alongside our outstanding management team to execute on our global strategy of building on our position as one of the leading liquidity providers in crypto markets. We will continue to offer exceptional service and build long term relationships with our clients, as the institutional markets in digital assets mature.”