NEAR Foundation Appoints Ex-Circle Exec Marieke Flament as CEO

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NEAR Foundation Appoints Ex-Circle Exec Marieke Flament as CEO
Former Circle executive Marieke Flament is taking over as CEO of the NEAR Foundation, a Swiss-based non-profit that oversees the governance and development of its namesake blockchain.Flament, who was Circle’s managing director for Europe, is a French-born computer engineer who has also worked at luxury giant LVMH, Boston Consulting Group, Expedia’s Hotels.com and most recently banking app Mettle. She is credited with helping Circle add 2 million users over a two-year period, and had a hand in the launch of the popular USDC stablecoin.She takes over the CEO role from Erik Trautman, who will continue as board advisor, according to…