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CFTC Appoints DJ Hennes as Director of Market Participants Division
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced DJ Hennes as the new director of its Market Participants Division. His extensive experience in financial services and familiarity with crypto assets will support the agency's efforts to regulate and oversee derivatives markets, including those involving cryptocurrencies.
AS1 NewsSource: cftc.gov
CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig has appointed DJ Hennes as the director of the Market Participants Division. Hennes brings a wealth of experience advising clients across the financial services industry, including CFTC intermediaries, on governance, risk, compliance, and enforcement matters. His background with crypto assets and prediction markets will be valuable as the CFTC works to adapt its rules and regulations to emerging financial innovations.
Hennes previously served as a managing director at KPMG LLP in the Financial Services Risk & Compliance Advisory Practice and spent 15 years at Promontory Financial Group, leading its Capital Markets Practice for the Americas. His expertise is expected to aid the CFTC in overseeing derivatives markets that increasingly involve digital assets.
This appointment highlights the ongoing focus of U.S. regulators on integrating cryptocurrencies and related financial products into existing regulatory frameworks. It signals a proactive approach to ensuring market integrity and compliance in the evolving crypto landscape.
This leadership change is likely to influence how the CFTC approaches regulation of crypto assets and derivatives markets.