{"id":925849,"date":"2026-01-09T09:45:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/bitmine-appoints-chief-financial-officer-and-chief-operating-officer\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:45:23","slug":"bitmine-appoints-chief-financial-officer-and-chief-operating-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/bitmine-appoints-chief-financial-officer-and-chief-operating-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitmine Appoints Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Finance, VC and engineering veteran, Young Kim, joins dual role as CFO and COO, effective immediately<\/i>\n <\/p>\n

\n Bitmine now owns 3.43% of the ETH<\/span>token<\/span> supply, two-thirds of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’<\/i>\n <\/p>\n

\n Bitmine will hold its Annual Stockholder Meeting at the Wynn Las Vegas on January 15, 2026<\/i>\n <\/p>\n

\n Bitmine is supported by a premier group of institutional investors including ARK’s Cathie Wood, MOZAYYX, Founders Fund, Bill Miller III, Pantera, Kraken, DCG, and Galaxy Digital to support Bitmine’s goal of acquiring 5% of ETH<\/span>: The alchemy of 5%<\/i>\n <\/p>\n

\n LAS VEGAS<\/span>, Jan. 9, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0(NYSE AMERICAN: BMNR) Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (“Bitmine” or the “Company”) today announced that Young Kim has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) in addition to being appointed as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).\u00a0Mr. Kim will report to Thomas “Tom” Lee, Chairman of the Board. This appointment is effective immediately.<\/p>\n

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“Young brings a vast range of skills, knowledge and expertise from his experience in finance, venture capital and engineering to Bitmine,” said Thomas “Tom” Lee of Fundstrat, Chairman of Bitmine. “He will play an integral role in helping to execute our roadmap and scale the business over the coming years.”<\/p>\n

“I’m excited to step into this dual role at a pivotal moment for Bitmine,” said Young Kim, Bitmine’s newly appointed COO and CFO. “With a strong foundation in place, Bitmine is well positioned to scale, and I look forward to partnering closely with Tom and the leadership team to help drive growth and create long-term shareholder value.”<\/p>\n

Young Kim is a seasoned investment executive with more than 20 years of experience managing multi-billion-dollar global franchises. He brings a distinctive “engineer-investor” perspective, shaped by his early career as a software engineer and his education at MIT and Harvard Business School. From 2021 to 2025, Mr. Kim served as Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at Axiom Investors, following a decade as Senior Portfolio Manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments from 2011 to 2021. Earlier in his career, he held roles across investment research, venture capital, business development, and software engineering, with a proven track record of scaling assets, driving product innovation, and executing complex strategies.<\/p>\n

Bitmine will hold its Annual Meeting at the Wynn Las Vegas on January 15, 2026. The company encourages stockholders to vote and attend its in-person Annual Meeting. Details and the agenda for the Annual Meeting can be found below:<\/p>\n

\n Bitmine’s Annual Meeting:<\/b>\n <\/p>\n