Thomas Restout Named Group CEO of B2C2, Succeeding Nicola White

January 08, 2024 - Institutional digital asset liquidity provider B2C2 has announced Thomas Restout as its new Group CEO. Restout takes over from Nicola White, who recently left the company. Previously serving as B2C2's EMEA CEO, Restout's background includes a tenure at Morgan Stanley as Global Head of Macro Electronic Trading, and participation in the firm's Securities Digital Currencies working group, where he was involved in Crypto trading initiatives within the Fixed Income division.

Before joining B2C2 in September 2022, Restout was Global Head of Macro Electronic Trading at Morgan Stanley. He was a member of the Morgan Stanley Securities Digital Currencies working group and spearheaded Crypto trading for the Fixed Income division. He met B2C2’s co-Founder, Max Boonen during his tenure at Goldman Sachs, and became one of B2C2’s earliest investors.  

Max Boonen, reflecting on Restout's new role, said, “Thomas, an early supporter of B2C2, was already a rising star when we met on the trading floor 10 years ago. His stellar career in TradFi has given him a fantastic foundation to support our clients in the crypto space.”

Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director, Chairman, President & CEO of SBI Holdings, Inc., said, “B2C2 is well placed to benefit from the growth in institutional trading of cryptocurrencies. Thomas has been instrumental in B2C2’s progress over the past 12 months, notably with the acquisition of Woorton in France. The company will continue to thrive as an innovator dedicated to building a resilient digital assets ecosystem, providing critical, deep liquidity to institutional clients globally.”

Thomas Reastout also commented, “B2C2’s business is stronger than ever, and I look forward to working alongside our outstanding management team to execute on our global strategy of building on our position as one of the leading liquidity providers in crypto markets. We will continue to offer exceptional service and build long term relationships with our clients, as the institutional markets in digital assets mature.”

Nicola White was appointed Group CEO in November 2022.