Quantoz Payments appoints Arnoud Star Busmann as it’s Chief Executive Officer
12 September 2024, Utrecht. Quantoz Payments is pleased to announce that Arnoud Star Busmann will step into the role of Chief Executive Officer on October 1st, 2024.
An advisor to the company since May 2024, Arnoud has been supporting the launch phase of Quantoz Payments’ MiCAR and EMD compliant stablecoin “EURD” . He recently received clearance from the Dutch Central Bank to become its CEO and join the Board of Directors.
Arnoud Star Busmann says “I am thrilled to take on this role. Quantoz is one of Europe’s best kept secrets in the world of blockchain, and I am looking forward to changing that quickly. The battle-tested team has made a series of technology, design and regulatory compliance choices over the last 8 years which puts Quantoz in a league of its own, and it provides a unique platform for scaling transformative consumer and enterprise solutions powered by digital money.”
Arnoud has more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, a CEO and an advisor across a variety of industries and geographies. Most recently he was president & CEO at Minehub Technologies Inc., a publicly listed company in Canada. Prior to that he was with ING Bank, where he held several roles in the wholesale banking business, and with ANZ Banking Group in New Zealand and Asia. He is based in the Netherlands and has a master’s degree in computer science from Utrecht University.
Nick Haasnoot, CEO of Quantoz NV, says “Arnoud brings a unique combination of skills, business networks, know-how and experience that make him perfectly suited to be the CEO of Quantoz Payments and take us from semi-stealth mode to a leading issuer of digital money in Europe. He has helped us sharpen the company’s vision and ambitions, and we are excited to embark on this journey.”
