Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) today announced that Mark Nichols has joined the company as Co-President, Digital Assets.

In his role, Nichols will spearhead Broadridge’s strategy, product development, and execution across the tokenization and digital asset arena, along with Co-President German Soto Sanchez.

“Digital assets are a critical part of the next generation of market infrastructure, and Broadridge is delivering a suite of solutions that support clients and investors in the trading and on-chain governance of tokenized securities with institutional grade scalability, accuracy, compliance, and workflows,” said Tim Gokey, CEO of Broadridge. “Mark’s combination of strategic vision, market infrastructure expertise, and deep knowledge of tokenization will help us accelerate those efforts and support the adoption of tokenized securities.”

Nichols joins Broadridge from Ernst & Young US LLP, where as a Partner, he co-led EY’s digital asset consulting business and led its market infrastructure consulting practice. Earlier in his career, he led product across FCM, collateral, and funding within Deutsche Bank’s fixed income business.

“Broadridge is uniquely positioned to help shape how digital assets are integrated into the financial system at scale given the important role it plays in supporting trading and governance,” said Mark Nichols, Co-President, Digital Assets at Broadridge. “I’m excited to help deliver innovative solutions that will better enable clients to scale and adapt to the future of on-chain finance and tokenization.”