Kristina Campbell, the chief financial officer of Ripple, has left the crypto payments platform for a comparable position at the virtual healthcare provider Maven Clinic.
According to Campbell’s LinkedIn, her employment at Ripple ended in October after more than 2 years without explanation other than a “memorable” time at the crypto firm. She joined Ripple in April 2021 after more than 4 years as CFO at payments platform PayNearMe.
“While healthcare is a complex, highly-regulated industry like fintech, it’s new to me,” said Campbell in an Oct. 7 post.
Campbell’s announcement came amid Ripple engaged in a legal battle started in December 2020 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) largely over sales of its XRP token. In July, a federal judge ruled that XRP was not a security when sold to retail investors — a ruling upheld in October following an appeal from the SEC.
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Ripple’s trial with the SEC is scheduled to begin in April 2024. It will come the same year as other high profile cases affecting the crypto space including the second criminal trial of former FTX CEO
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Author: Turner Wright