Pon was previously Group COO of BC Technology Group and Chairman of OSL (stock code HK: 0863), that of Hong Kong first regulated crypto trading platform, and brings a wealth of experience in transforming traditional markets with blockchain technology
HONG KONG, February 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Artifact Labs, a leading Web3 and NFT company based in hong kongtoday announced the appointment of Philip Pon as CEO. Pon, who brings a wealth of experience in the blockchain industry, will take over for Gary Liu who joins the company’s board of directors as founder and director. With the hiring of Pon, Artifact Labs will accelerate its mission to “preserve and connect history” on the blockchain, and the company remains committed to helping organizations adopt Web3 technologies.
Pon was previously Group COO of BC Technology Group and Chairman of OSL (HK stock code: 0863), a publicly traded digital asset company. In this role, he directed day-to-day operations and helped pioneers crypto trading platform that has become that of Hong Kong first regulated token exchange. Previously, Pon also served as COO of Lumenix, a global energy services company, and was a long-time senior executive at Gerson Lehrman Group through Asia And Europe.
Liu, who will continue to work with Artifact Labs partners and support key projects, said, “I’m thrilled to have someone with Phillip’s expertise guiding the future of the company. He brings a deep understanding of how blockchain technology can revolutionize traditional markets, and how digital assets can serve a new generation of consumers. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished at Artifact Labs, and I look forward to seeing Phillip lead the company to even greater impact.
Pon said, “I am thrilled to join Artifact Labs as CEO. Artifact Labs is dedicated to helping brands, cultural institutions, and other intellectual property rights holders design and execute a strategy to enter Web3 with confidence and measurable returns. We are keen to support these ambitions and I am delighted to be advancing this mission with our talented team.”
In January, Artifact Labs announced its partnership with the famous hong kong retailer Goods of Desire (GOD) to launch “請: The Invitation” (pronounced cing2 in Cantonese), an NFT project and community to rediscover hong kong through exclusive and realistic events, and engagements with the city’s most unique characters, while preserving that of Hong Kong most important historical assets on the blockchain. Artifact Labs will also launch the world’s first Metaverse Symphony in May 2023, in partnership with the world-renowned Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
About Artifact Labs
Artifact Labs is an independent Web3 and NFT company that builds blockchain strategies, products, and platforms that serve organizations with historical IP. The company’s mission is to “preserve and connect history” on the blockchain and enable all custodians of history to maximize the impact of their most valuable assets by tokenizing them as “ARTIFACTS”. Artifact Labs is a one-stop solution for partners looking to launch unique NFT projects and integrate Web3, providing support through consulting services, product development, blockchain engineering, and community management. All “ARTIFACTS” are connected through a proprietary metadata standard governed by the nonprofit Artifact, which enables verifiable authentication and global discovery of historical NFTs. Artifact Labs was originally incubated by the South China morning posta global news media company that has been reporting on China for the world since 1903.
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