Noted for being a blockchain, not just bitcoin evangelist, Richard Kastelein joins the Humaniq team as Chief Marketing Officer. Richard has a remarkable body of work as both journalist and blockchain tech enthusiast and brings his talents to beef up an already impressive core team for this blockchain banking app project.
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Blockchain News, Director of the Hackitarians Foundation and global expert on innovation, Kastelein is an award winning publisher & entrepreneur. He has guest lectured at MIT Media Lab, Oxford University, & the University of Koln — sat on media convergence panel @ 2nd EU Digital Assembly in Brussels & worked with global media companies such as the BBC, ABC, CBC, NPO, RTL (DE and NL), Eurosport, NBCU, C4, ITV, Liberty Global, Seven & others on media convergence strategies.
As CMO, Richard will be responsible for marketing and public relations initiatives related to the upcoming Humaniq ICO, and continuing to develop and promote the brand as Humaniq transitions to the post-ICO phase of development.
No strange to the world of Fintech startups, Kastelein has judged hundreds of startups for the European Commission Horizon 2020 and UK Technology Board funding programmes. Additionally, he was named one of the top 150 Fintech journalist you should follow.
As an experienced keynote presenter, he has held court at Blockchain events in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Gdansk, Minsk, Dubai, and other cities, through which he’s built up an impressive web of contacts among influencers, CEOs, and thought leaders within the blockchain community.
Richard’s experience, knowledge, and talent as a communicator will help Humaniq reach the audience of investors and early adopters they’ll be targeting over the next few months, and drive the project forward with a consistent message.
We’re very excited to have him. Welcome to the team, Richard!
- Alex Fork — founder and CEO
