ClearToken, the digital financial market infrastructure provider, has appointed Fernando Cerezetti as Chief Risk Officer of its subsidiary, ClearToken CCP. The hire comes as the firm progresses its application with the Bank of England to become an authorised central counterparty (CCP) — and as it prepares to launch three Canton Network-based platforms designed to reshape institutional settlement.
A Hire That Signals Serious Infrastructure Intent
Cerezetti brings over two decades of specialist risk management experience to the role. He most recently served for more than five years as Head of Model Risk Management, Data and Governance at ICE Clear Europe, part of Intercontinental Exchange. Before that, he spent three years as a risk adviser within the Bank of England's risk, research and CCP policy division, and earlier held a quant associate director role at B3, the Brazilian exchange formerly known as BM&FBOVESPA.
In his new position, Cerezetti will lead the development and oversight of ClearToken CCP's risk management framework, reporting directly to the subsidiary's board. His mandate includes ensuring the firm's risk infrastructure meets the stringent standards required for authorisation under UK EMIR and the Bank of England's supervisory framework.
Benjamin Santos-Stephens, ClearToken's CEO, framed the appointment as a vote of confidence: "To attract people of Cerezetti's calibre to the company is a great endorsement of our vision to deliver a future-proofed, regulated financial market infrastructure that can deliver on the promises of digital assets and tokenization, and pave the way for large scale institutional adoption."
Three Canton-Based Platforms on the Horizon
The appointment follows ClearToken's announcement of three Daml-based platforms set to launch on the Canton Network: CT Settle, CT Pay, and CT Register. Together, these platforms will provide the first FMI-grade infrastructure for stablecoin foreign exchange and tokenized cash flows — enabling atomic settlement finality across fiat, stablecoins, and crypto assets within a single regulated environment.
For Canton Network, ClearToken's buildout represents another significant expansion of its institutional infrastructure layer. The addition of a regulated CCP-grade settlement and payment stack on Canton further cements the network's position as the primary destination for compliant, large-scale tokenized finance — where the infrastructure being built today is designed to handle the transaction volumes of tomorrow.
