CoinGecko undergoes major leadership changes, Bobby Ong takes over as CEO.

[Coin World] The leading independent encryption data aggregator CoinGecko is making some adjustments to its leadership team to support its ongoing rise. These changes indicate that the company has moved beyond a founder-led startup and has now become a major data provider, ready to meet the growing demands of the Crypto Assets industry. These new leadership appointments will prepare CoinGecko for its next phase of growth and innovation. These changes reinforce the company's goal of maintaining the most comprehensive and reliable Crypto Assets data platform in the world.

CoinGecko leadership change

Effective from today, August 18, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Bobby Ong will take over as CEO of CoinGecko. Former CEO and co-founder TM Lee will now serve as the company's president. For over a decade, Ong has played a key role in shaping CoinGecko's business strategy, expanding its global influence, and scaling its operations. Under his leadership, CoinGecko has grown into a platform used by millions of people every day. Its crypto data API now supports many major exchanges, wallets, and financial institutions in both the traditional and Web3 sectors.

As the president, Lee will now focus on the company's long-term product vision and lead new research and development projects. This will allow him to concentrate on foundational innovations while ensuring that the company's strategic goals remain on track.

At the same time, Cedric Chan has become the company's Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this position, he will oversee the technical roadmap and infrastructure of CoinGecko, and design the company's next-generation data systems to meet the rising demand for real-time, high-quality Crypto Assets data. Since joining the company as Head of Engineering in 2021, Chan has significantly improved the company's reliability, security, and compliance. His work helped CoinGecko's API grow to over 67.7 billion requests last year. He also created key roles and departments for data, site reliability, and software testing, which contributed to the growth and maturity of the company's technical operations.

Finally, Xingyi Ho has been appointed as the Head of Products. He will be responsible for defining the product strategy for all company products. Ho will ensure that the product roadmap aligns with the constantly changing needs of users and new market opportunities. Since joining CoinGecko as the Head of Growth in 2022, Ho has been praised for creating several new functions for the company. These functions include building teams for product growth and analysis, growth marketing, and search engine optimization (SEO).

About CoinGecko

Since 2014, CoinGecko has been the world's largest independent Crypto Assets data source. It is used by millions of users globally and provides a comprehensive market overview by offering reliable data on over 18,000 Crypto Assets from more than 1,300 platforms. Whether users are tracking prices, analyzing trends, or building applications, CoinGecko provides them with the insights they need to understand the Crypto Assets market.