Chris Lee, former head of the world’s biggest crypto exchange, OKEx, became Vice president of Huobi’s international business development. Lee announced his new position on his Twitter page today:
I've officially joined Huobi group as secretary of the board of Directors & Vice president of International business development
— Chris Lee (@ChrisLEE_Crypto) May 21, 2018
With e combination of #Huobi expertise with industry leading marketing & operational abilities, we WILL be biggest in the entire industry! @Huobi_Pro
Lee left his previous position last week and it is noteworthy that the decision was taken just at the moment when the stock exchange became the leader in daily trading volumes. It was announced by his press secretary that Chris Lee left his post for personal reasons, "to rest from professional life and spend more time with the family."
Later, Lee commented on his leave with a public announcement in WeChat saying:
"For my former employer, I have done all I could ... The first generation of OKCoin's international and management teams have left. How many of the second generation are still there? And how many CTOs have left in the last three to four years?"
OKEx Exchange was established in China where it worked under the name OKCoin and became one of the most popular trading platforms in the world. Due to Chinese strict policy, crypto exchange internally transferred its headquarters to Hong Kong and continued its activity under a new name.
Huobi is currently the third largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, with a daily trading volume of $1.13 billion.
By Nadya Astam