Primary Job Title Chief Technology Officer Primary Organization Shells
Location Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Regions Asia-Pacific (APAC) Gender Male
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Mark Karpeles is the Chief Technology Officer at Shells. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Tibanne Co., Ltd. (formerly, Mt.Gox) until February 2014. Mr. Karpeles was the mastermind who created the current trade engine and the multi-currency platform for Mt.Gox. He founded Tibanne in Japan, the mother company of Kalyhost and
AutoVPS. Previously he was employed in IT development positions with Nexway (France) and Fotovista Group (France). He served as a Board Member of Bitcoin Foundation until February 23, 2014.
