Blue Ocean Technologies, a Vancouver-based capital markets fintech firm, has announced a series of executive appointments as it accelerates its expansion across the Asia-Pacific region.
According to the company announcement, Chinmay Patel will serve as CTO, leading technology strategy, overseeing infrastructure development, shaping the firm’s blockchain roadmap and managing the engineering team.
Patel brings more than 15 years of experience building and scaling financial technology teams. His background spans product strategy, software engineering and cross-functional leadership. Prior to joining Blue Ocean, he held roles at PERCS, API Garage / BlockX Labs and Dossiya.
In addition, Marcus Chan has been appointed to a newly created sales role covering Hong Kong and China. He will focus on executing the regional growth strategy and strengthening client relationships across the region.
Chan brings two decades of fintech experience, having previously led sales initiatives at Bloomberg, Refinitiv, SunGard and FlexTrade.