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Blockchain.com: Geographic Expansion
Blockchain.com launched institutional payments infrastructure in Brazil, appointing financial payments veteran Fabrizio Spada to lead the expansion and trading across Latin America
The leadership read
Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for consulting leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 113.7 (Hot), up 13.7 month-on-month — shows Americas signal flow easing (-3pts).
Blockchain.com: 3 signals in the last 90 days — above the Consulting median of 1 across 40 tracked companies; 0.2% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 3 tracked across 34 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
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More signals across Consulting
Geographic Expansion · Americas
Ripple →Ripple expanded into Latin America through partnership with Brazilian fintech Levery and FGV to bring institutional on-chain liquidity to LatAm banks.
Geographic Expansion · Americas
MoonPay →MoonPay launched Virtual Accounts in New York, expanding enterprise stablecoin infrastructure capabilities
Leadership Change · Americas
TransUnion →Appointed Clayton Ruebensaal as first Chief Marketing and Communications Officer in June 2026, reporting directly to CEO Chris Cartwright
Ma Activity · Americas
Transurban →Transurban divested its 50% stake in a 7.2km Canadian toll road and bridge to La Caisse for C$280 million, exiting co-ownership position and consolidating Canadian infrastructure assets.
Leadership Change · Americas
Publicis Groupe →Publicis Groupe hires Javier Campopiano as Chief Creative Officer for Leo Constellation Americas and Iberia division
Strategic Hiring · Americas
Dave & Buster's →Arcade-restaurant operator Dave & Buster's is conducting a creative review handled by Joanne Davis Consulting. Incumbent unclear; company worked with Deloitte Digital as recently as March.
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