{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"158870","rtpr_id":"nGNXbQpPX5-20261001","ticker":"CSHR","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["CSHR"],"title":"CoinShares Appoints Matt Morris as Chief Financial Officer as Company Enters Next Phase as a U.S.-Listed Company","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-01T20:30:00.344Z","article_body":"Appointment reflects planned succession following Nasdaq listing and further\nstrengthens CoinShares' U.S. public-company finance capabilities; Richard\nNash, CFO since 2019, to remain with CoinShares, ensuring continuity through\nthe transition\n\nJERSEY, Channel Islands - October 1, 2026 - CoinShares PLC (Nasdaq: CSHR)\n(“CoinShares” or the “Company”), a leading global asset manager\nspecializing in digital assets, today announced the appointment of Matt Morris\nas Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.\n\nMr. Morris succeeds Richard Nash, who has served as Chief Financial Officer of\nthe CoinShares group since 2019 and will remain with the Company as a senior\nmember of the CEO Office, supporting the Group on strategic initiatives and\nensuring continuity through the transition. The appointment of Mr. Morris\ncompletes a planned succession process initiated in connection with\nCoinShares' transition to the U.S. public markets and further strengthens the\nCompany's financial leadership as it enters its next phase of growth as a\nNasdaq-listed company.\n\nMr. Morris is already deeply embedded within CoinShares' finance organization.\nHe has worked continuously with the Company since August 2025, initially as\nManaging Director at Centri Business Consulting, where he led the advisory\nengagement supporting CoinShares' U.S. listing and transition to U.S.\npublic-company reporting, and since August 2026 as Deputy Chief Financial\nOfficer.\n\nDuring that period, Mr. Morris worked alongside Mr. Nash and the CoinShares\nfinance team through the Company's transition from IFRS to U.S. GAAP, the\nestablishment of its U.S. public-company reporting infrastructure and its\nNasdaq listing. His appointment therefore provides continuity of leadership\nwhile adding extensive U.S. public-company finance, reporting and control\nexperience to the executive team.\n\nJean-Marie Mognetti, Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of\nCoinShares, said: “This appointment is the culmination of a succession\nprocess we began well before our listing in New York and represents another\nimportant step in the evolution of CoinShares as a U.S.-listed company.\nMatt comes into the role already knowing our business, our numbers, our\nsystems and, importantly, our people. He worked alongside Richard and our\nfinance team throughout one of the most significant transformations in our\nhistory, including our transition to U.S. GAAP and the preparation for our\nNasdaq listing.\nWhat Matt brings to the role is the combination we were looking for:\ncontinuity with the finance organization we have built, together with\nextensive experience helping companies operate successfully within the U.S.\npublic markets. As CoinShares enters its next phase, we believe his\nappointment further strengthens the financial discipline, reporting\ninfrastructure and execution capabilities of the Company.\nRichard has made an exceptional contribution to CoinShares. During his tenure\nas CFO, we completed three public listings, transformed our financial\nreporting infrastructure and developed the finance organization that supports\nCoinShares today. I am particularly pleased that Richard will remain with the\nCompany as a senior member of the CEO Office, allowing us to retain his\nexperience and institutional knowledge while ensuring a seamless\ntransition.”\n\nAn Experienced U.S. Public-Company Finance Executive\n\nMr. Morris brings more than fourteen years of experience across public-company\naccounting, financial reporting, capital markets transactions and internal\ncontrols.\n\nPrior to joining CoinShares, he held senior roles at Centri Business\nConsulting and Ernst & Young LLP, where he advised public companies and\nmanagement teams on complex accounting and reporting matters, public listings,\ncapital markets transactions, acquisitions and integrations, accounting\nconversions and internal control over financial reporting.\n\nEarlier in his career, Mr. Morris audited public and private companies at\nPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He is a U.S. Certified Public Accountant and is\nbased in the United States.\n\nAs Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Morris will oversee CoinShares' global finance\norganization, financial reporting and SEC filings, financial planning and\nanalysis, treasury and capital management, internal financial controls and\ninvestor-facing financial communications. He will serve as the Company's\nprincipal financial officer and report directly to the Chief Executive\nOfficer.\n\nMr. Morris said: “Having worked closely with CoinShares and its finance team\nthroughout the Company's transition to the U.S. public markets, I have had the\nopportunity to understand both the strength of the platform that Richard and\nthe team have built and the opportunity ahead of us.\nCoinShares has a strong balance sheet, an established global business and an\nambitious strategy for its next phase of growth. I am excited to take on the\nrole of CFO and to work with Jean-Marie, Richard and the wider leadership team\nas we continue building the financial infrastructure and discipline required\nto support that ambition as a U.S.-listed company.”\n\nContinued Leadership from Richard Nash\n\nMr. Nash has served as Chief Financial Officer of the CoinShares group since\n2019 and has overseen a period of significant transformation for the Company,\nincluding its listing on Nasdaq Stockholm in 2021, its transition to the U.S.\nGAAP and PCAOB reporting requirements, and its subsequent listing in the\nUnited States.\n\nAs a senior member of the CEO Office, Mr. Nash will support the Group on\nstrategic initiatives and the transition of the CFO responsibilities. His\ncontinued involvement enables CoinShares to retain the institutional knowledge\nand experience accumulated during his seven years as CFO.\n\nMr Nash said: “It has been a privilege to serve as CFO through such an\nimportant period in CoinShares' development. Matt has worked closely with the\nfinance team throughout our transition to the U.S. public markets and\nunderstands both the organization and the reporting environment exceptionally\nwell. I look forward to continuing to support Matt, Jean-Marie and the Company\nin my new role.”\n\nThird-Quarter 2026 Results Call\n\nCoinShares expects to report its third-quarter 2026 results in November 2026.\nMr. Morris will lead the third-quarter financial reporting process and\nparticipate in the Company's results call. The Company will provide further\ndetails regarding the results call and how investors may join this call closer\nto the date thereof.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These\nforward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding\nthe Chief Financial Officer transition, Richard Nash’s continuing role with\nthe Company, the expected benefits of the leadership transition, CoinShares’\nfuture growth and strategic priorities, and other statements identified by\nwords such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,”\n“plans,” “will,” and similar expressions.\n\nThese statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other\nfactors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ\nmaterially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.\nAdditional risk factors are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form\n20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and in the Company’s other\nfilings and submissions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.\n\nCoinShares undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking\nstatements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this\npress release, except as required by applicable law.\n\nAbout CoinShares\n\nCoinShares is a leading global asset manager specializing in digital assets\nthat delivers a broad range of financial services across investment\nmanagement, trading and securities to a wide array of clients that includes\ncorporations, financial institutions and individuals. Focusing on crypto since\n2013, the firm is headquartered in Jersey, with offices in France, Sweden,\nSwitzerland, the UK and the US. CoinShares is regulated in Jersey by the\nJersey Financial Services Commission, in France by the Autorité des marchés\nfinanciers, and in the US by the Securities and Exchange Commission, National\nFutures Association and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. CoinShares is\npublicly listed on Nasdaq under the ticker CSHR.\n\nInvestor Relations | investor.coinshares.com | corporateir@coinshares.com\n\n\n \n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8ff8acfa-148b-402b-b289-7bf6973541be)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXbQpPX5-20261001","title":"CoinShares Appoints Matt Morris as Chief Financial Officer as Company Enters Next Phase as a U.S.-Listed Company","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"CSHR","created":"2026-10-01T20:30:00.344Z","tickers":["CSHR"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Appointment reflects planned succession following Nasdaq listing and further\nstrengthens CoinShares' U.S. public-company finance capabilities; Richard\nNash, CFO since 2019, to remain with CoinShares, ensuring continuity through\nthe transition\n\nJERSEY, Channel Islands - October 1, 2026 - CoinShares PLC (Nasdaq: CSHR)\n(“CoinShares” or the “Company”), a leading global asset manager\nspecializing in digital assets, today announced the appointment of Matt Morris\nas Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.\n\nMr. Morris succeeds Richard Nash, who has served as Chief Financial Officer of\nthe CoinShares group since 2019 and will remain with the Company as a senior\nmember of the CEO Office, supporting the Group on strategic initiatives and\nensuring continuity through the transition. The appointment of Mr. Morris\ncompletes a planned succession process initiated in connection with\nCoinShares' transition to the U.S. public markets and further strengthens the\nCompany's financial leadership as it enters its next phase of growth as a\nNasdaq-listed company.\n\nMr. Morris is already deeply embedded within CoinShares' finance organization.\nHe has worked continuously with the Company since August 2025, initially as\nManaging Director at Centri Business Consulting, where he led the advisory\nengagement supporting CoinShares' U.S. listing and transition to U.S.\npublic-company reporting, and since August 2026 as Deputy Chief Financial\nOfficer.\n\nDuring that period, Mr. Morris worked alongside Mr. Nash and the CoinShares\nfinance team through the Company's transition from IFRS to U.S. GAAP, the\nestablishment of its U.S. public-company reporting infrastructure and its\nNasdaq listing. His appointment therefore provides continuity of leadership\nwhile adding extensive U.S. public-company finance, reporting and control\nexperience to the executive team.\n\nJean-Marie Mognetti, Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of\nCoinShares, said: “This appointment is the culmination of a succession\nprocess we began well before our listing in New York and represents another\nimportant step in the evolution of CoinShares as a U.S.-listed company.\nMatt comes into the role already knowing our business, our numbers, our\nsystems and, importantly, our people. He worked alongside Richard and our\nfinance team throughout one of the most significant transformations in our\nhistory, including our transition to U.S. GAAP and the preparation for our\nNasdaq listing.\nWhat Matt brings to the role is the combination we were looking for:\ncontinuity with the finance organization we have built, together with\nextensive experience helping companies operate successfully within the U.S.\npublic markets. As CoinShares enters its next phase, we believe his\nappointment further strengthens the financial discipline, reporting\ninfrastructure and execution capabilities of the Company.\nRichard has made an exceptional contribution to CoinShares. During his tenure\nas CFO, we completed three public listings, transformed our financial\nreporting infrastructure and developed the finance organization that supports\nCoinShares today. I am particularly pleased that Richard will remain with the\nCompany as a senior member of the CEO Office, allowing us to retain his\nexperience and institutional knowledge while ensuring a seamless\ntransition.”\n\nAn Experienced U.S. Public-Company Finance Executive\n\nMr. Morris brings more than fourteen years of experience across public-company\naccounting, financial reporting, capital markets transactions and internal\ncontrols.\n\nPrior to joining CoinShares, he held senior roles at Centri Business\nConsulting and Ernst & Young LLP, where he advised public companies and\nmanagement teams on complex accounting and reporting matters, public listings,\ncapital markets transactions, acquisitions and integrations, accounting\nconversions and internal control over financial reporting.\n\nEarlier in his career, Mr. Morris audited public and private companies at\nPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He is a U.S. Certified Public Accountant and is\nbased in the United States.\n\nAs Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Morris will oversee CoinShares' global finance\norganization, financial reporting and SEC filings, financial planning and\nanalysis, treasury and capital management, internal financial controls and\ninvestor-facing financial communications. He will serve as the Company's\nprincipal financial officer and report directly to the Chief Executive\nOfficer.\n\nMr. Morris said: “Having worked closely with CoinShares and its finance team\nthroughout the Company's transition to the U.S. public markets, I have had the\nopportunity to understand both the strength of the platform that Richard and\nthe team have built and the opportunity ahead of us.\nCoinShares has a strong balance sheet, an established global business and an\nambitious strategy for its next phase of growth. I am excited to take on the\nrole of CFO and to work with Jean-Marie, Richard and the wider leadership team\nas we continue building the financial infrastructure and discipline required\nto support that ambition as a U.S.-listed company.”\n\nContinued Leadership from Richard Nash\n\nMr. Nash has served as Chief Financial Officer of the CoinShares group since\n2019 and has overseen a period of significant transformation for the Company,\nincluding its listing on Nasdaq Stockholm in 2021, its transition to the U.S.\nGAAP and PCAOB reporting requirements, and its subsequent listing in the\nUnited States.\n\nAs a senior member of the CEO Office, Mr. Nash will support the Group on\nstrategic initiatives and the transition of the CFO responsibilities. His\ncontinued involvement enables CoinShares to retain the institutional knowledge\nand experience accumulated during his seven years as CFO.\n\nMr Nash said: “It has been a privilege to serve as CFO through such an\nimportant period in CoinShares' development. Matt has worked closely with the\nfinance team throughout our transition to the U.S. public markets and\nunderstands both the organization and the reporting environment exceptionally\nwell. I look forward to continuing to support Matt, Jean-Marie and the Company\nin my new role.”\n\nThird-Quarter 2026 Results Call\n\nCoinShares expects to report its third-quarter 2026 results in November 2026.\nMr. Morris will lead the third-quarter financial reporting process and\nparticipate in the Company's results call. The Company will provide further\ndetails regarding the results call and how investors may join this call closer\nto the date thereof.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nthe United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These\nforward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding\nthe Chief Financial Officer transition, Richard Nash’s continuing role with\nthe Company, the expected benefits of the leadership transition, CoinShares’\nfuture growth and strategic priorities, and other statements identified by\nwords such as “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,”\n“plans,” “will,” and similar expressions.\n\nThese statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other\nfactors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ\nmaterially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.\nAdditional risk factors are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form\n20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and in the Company’s other\nfilings and submissions with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.\n\nCoinShares undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking\nstatements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this\npress release, except as required by applicable law.\n\nAbout CoinShares\n\nCoinShares is a leading global asset manager specializing in digital assets\nthat delivers a broad range of financial services across investment\nmanagement, trading and securities to a wide array of clients that includes\ncorporations, financial institutions and individuals. Focusing on crypto since\n2013, the firm is headquartered in Jersey, with offices in France, Sweden,\nSwitzerland, the UK and the US. CoinShares is regulated in Jersey by the\nJersey Financial Services Commission, in France by the Autorité des marchés\nfinanciers, and in the US by the Securities and Exchange Commission, National\nFutures Association and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. CoinShares is\npublicly listed on Nasdaq under the ticker CSHR.\n\nInvestor Relations | investor.coinshares.com | corporateir@coinshares.com\n\n\n \n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8ff8acfa-148b-402b-b289-7bf6973541be)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-01T20:30:00.634402443Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790886600634},"received_at":"2026-10-01T20:30:00.688Z","source_url":null},"analysis":null,"durationMs":null,"modelName":null}}