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- Marc Boiron becomes Polygon Labs’ CEO, Rebecca Rettig takes on CLO role<\/a><\/li>\n
- New generation of leaders for Polygon 2.0 journey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Yesterday, the C-level leadership of Polygon Labs, the entity behind the largest EVM blockchain Polygon (MATIC), underwent the largest shakeup since its launch. The changes to the management board were announced amid Polygon’s (MATIC) migration to its 2.0 vision.<\/p>\n
Marc Boiron becomes Polygon Labs’ CEO, Rebecca Rettig takes on CLO role<\/h2>\n
According to an official announcement by Polygon Labs, its former Chief Legal Officer Marc Boiron is promoted to the CEO role. It will be reporting to the founders of Polygon (MATIC), he shared in a tweet.<\/p>\n
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Proud to start as CEO role at @0xPolygonLabs<\/a>reporting to the founders & leaning into our stellar eng roots.
It’s a privilege to serve the community & company as the Polygon 2.0 era begins!
Thx to the founders for their trust. Excited to work w @Fwiz<\/a> in his advisory role. pic.twitter.com\/ArZrtKZPQT<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 Marc Boiron (@0xMarcB) July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Prior to joining Polygon Labs, Boiron served in the veteran DeFi protocol Aave. He is also an advisor in the early-stage blockchain investing fund Variant and a board member in the DeFi Education Fund.<\/p>\n
Also, Rebecca Rettig was appointed Chief Legal Officer and Chief Policy Officer at Polygon Labs. As covered by U.Today previously, Rettig authored an open letter to EU authorities asking them to stop trying to regulate DeFi apps in a manner similar to centralized services.<\/p>\n
At the same time, Forbes 30 Under 30’s Ryan Wyatt steps down as Polygon Labs’ president. Starting from July 2023, he will support Polygon (MATIC) as an advisor.<\/p>\n
Colleagues from Polygon (MATIC) appreciated the changes in the board of directors.<\/p>\n
Polygon’s CISO Mudit Gupta called Boiron “the most degen lawyer” he had ever met, while Polygon VP James Hudson said that Rebecca Rettig is “one of the best crypto legal minds hands down.”<\/p>\n
New generation of leaders for Polygon 2.0 journey<\/h2>\n
Polygon (MATIC) founder and Polygon Labs Executive Chairman Sandeep Nailwal highlighted that the new appointments are part of Polygon 2.0 ecosystem progress.<\/p>\n
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Excited about what @0xPolygonLabs<\/a> is building w polygon 2.0<\/p>\n
Today, we announced that web3 OG @0xMarcB<\/a> is stepping into the newly created CEO role reporting directly to the founders.<\/p>\n
Shout out to @Fwiz<\/a> for his massive contributions now & in the future. Glad to have you as an\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/aiSa96I3h8<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Sandeep Nailwal | sandeep. polygon \ud83d\udc9c (@sandeepnailwal) July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
As covered by U.Today previously, amid an unprecedented regulatory crackdown on altcoins, Polygon Labs released its 2.0 road map. It includes a transition towards the status of a universal DeFi layer.<\/p>\n
It also includes governance, tech architecture and token upgrades that will be disclosed in detail in the coming three weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
- New generation of leaders for Polygon 2.0 journey<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n