Tezos Foundation Personnel Update
The Tezos Foundation Council is pleased to announce that Alexis Bonte will become President of the Foundation Council while Jean-Frédéric Mognetti will assume the role of Executive Director, both starting October 10th, 2023. The Council welcomes that outgoing President Roman Schnider remains committed to the Tezos community and will stay on as a Foundation Council member.
Following an ordinary Foundation Council meeting on September 28, 2023, the Council decided to appoint Alexis Bonte as President and Jean-Frédéric Mognetti as Executive Director.
Roman plans to start his own venture and so decided to step down as President to focus on his entrepreneurial ambitions. Roman will remain a member of the Council and we thank him for his service.
Alexis has been a member of the Council since April 2020 and is a veteran investor in early stage start ups and Web3 ventures. He is the co-founder and CEO of the online games company eRepublik Labs, which is part of the Stillfront Group, where Alexis holds the position of Group COO. Alexis will take on the President role as a non-executive Council member.
Jean-Frédéric, a highly experienced finance and restructuring specialist, has collaborated with Tezos ecosystem entities Nomadic Labs and TriliTech for well over a year advising on strategy, operating models, and management structure. Jean-Frédéric will be working full time and will relocate to Zug, Switzerland. He will also become a member of the Executive Committee.
Outgoing President Roman Schnider: “It has been my privilege to serve as President and I am heartened to leave the Tezos Foundation Council in Alexis’ capable hands. Alexis and myself have been on the Council together for more than three years and I know he will be a strong advocate for Tezos. I look forward to helping him when I can from my role on the Council.”
Newly appointed President Alexis Bonte: “As President of the Foundation Council, I look forward to continuing to work with Roman, Jean-Frédéric and the other board members, and the Foundation executive team. My focus will be to further strengthen the Tezos Foundation and ensure it delivers on its core mission of helping to support and grow the Tezos protocol and ecosystem.”
Newly appointed Executive Director Jean-Frédéric Mognetti: “I am honoured to have been selected to help lead the Foundation. Roman’s strong leadership and culture of excellence has ensured a firm footing on which to help the Foundation and Council members further support the ecosystem.”