Circle has continued to grow significantly across many fronts and with that growth has come greater levels of financial, operational and risk complexity. To help us address this growing complexity and opportunity, we are fortunate and pleased to welcome Naeem Ishaq as Circle’s new Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and EVP of Risk.
Naeem joins us from Boxed, the New York-based e-commerce platform company where he was CFO and held responsibility for leading several divisions of the company. Prior to Boxed, Naeem was the Head of Finance, Strategy & Risk for Square, a fintech company noteworthy for their exceptional finance and risk management execution. Previously, he served as Sr. Director of Finance & Strategy at Salesforce.com, where he led the company’s long range planning, supported all M&A activity, and led Finance & Strategy activities for Salesforce.com’s acquired standalone businesses.
While Naeem’s professional background is noteworthy and highly relevant for Circle, we are especially excited for his values, energy, intelligence, passion and mission-driven focus that is aligned with Circle’s goal of building a long-term technology company with global impact. Naeem’s thoughtfulness and moral compass resonate with the kind of culture we are seeking to foster here at Circle.
Naeem joining Circle comes at a transformative time for our company considering the recent acquisition of Poloniex, our recently introduced app Circle Invest, and continued global expansion and growth for Circle Pay and Circle Trade. Some highlights from this growth include:
At this pivotal stage, we are growing from a startup to leading global company, just as crypto goes from early adopter novelty into being foundational to the future of society and the economy. Welcome Naeem, we’ve got a lot of work to do!
Sean & Jeremy
Circle Co-Founders