CoinDCX appoints Shalini Saxena as Legal Head

CoinDCX, India’s leading player in the crypto space, has announced the appointment of Shalini Saxena as its Head of Legal. She will play a pivotal role in fostering a legal framework for the business as the industry evolves and grows.  Shalini will provide in-house counsel on the company’s legal mandate and drive process efficiencies.

Shalini comes in with a rich experience of over two decades and has worked across a spectrum of projects in large corporates/MNCs. She has worked with General Electric across their financial, credit card, power, and renewable businesses for the ASEAN region. A significant part of her career has also been with Naspers, to support their Asia startup ventures including strategic investments in Asia. More recently she was heading legal & compliance for Pine Labs across its global presence. 

Commenting on the appointment, Sumit Gupta, Co-Founder and CEO of CoinDCX said, “We are delighted to have Shalini Head our legal function. Her vast experience in the legal & compliance sphere across multiple geographies will strengthen our efforts toward customer protection, risk mitigation, and the development of new safety protocols. Shalini will be involved in developing new standards for the ever-evolving regulatory landscape and ensuring we have a world-class risk and compliance function. This is one of the many steps taken to forge our vision of building India’s crypto/ web3 ecosystem”.

CoinDCX also announced the appointment of Navneet Khangura, Director for Governance, Risk and Compliance, for the Information Security function. She will be responsible for nurturing a strong Information Security culture within CoinDCX. Having served the armed forces for 22 years, where she was responsible for Cyber Security Policy design & Implementation and Infosec Training. Navneet will translate her rich experience and learnings to build a robust risk management and protection framework.

As the highest valued crypto ecosystem driver in India, CoinDCX is committed to spreading awareness and education amongst Indian investors on Crypto and blockchain. Education, innovation, and compliance will remain the key focus areas for CoinDCX