Cardano Foundation strengthens its community team with three new managers

Cardano Foundation strengthened its community management team

ZUG, 21 JUNE 2019. The Cardano Foundation – in line with its expansion
plans – has strengthened its community management team by appointing Andy
Hendrikx, Ben O’Hanlonas, and Niels new community managers based in
the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively.

The new appointments – effective immediately – will broaden communication channels for the Cardano community and better serve the ever-expanding community worldwide. They will oversee the implementation of the community strategy to support, grow and help educate the Cardano community.

Working in close collaboration with our strategic partners, IOHK and EMURGO, they will promote Cardano and engage in various community initiatives worldwide.

Nathan Kaiser, Chairperson of the Cardano Foundation, says:

“Our Cardano community consists of people from all over the world, who have come together to grow and safeguard the spirit and the future of Cardano. It is the backbone of the Cardano ecosystem and keeping it safe is one of the Foundation’s missions. With their expertise in community management, I am confident that Andy, Ben and Niels will help the Cardano Foundation to strengthen the community and boost the Cardano ecosystem.”

Andy Hendrikx, native of the Netherlands, taught information technology to youth and adults before joining the Cardano Foundation. A former community ambassador with a strong track record of moderation and education, Andy is a trained IT specialist and electrician. Besides his native Dutch, he speaks Flemish and English.

Ben O’Hanlon, a native of the United Kingdom, led social media and community management at the Komodo Platform, where he built online communities in the blockchain industry serving its developers. With his professional background in market research, FinTech, social media and events, Ben’s primary task is to develop community strategies. While with the Royal Bank of Scotland, he launched the B2B Bizcrowd community that grew to more than 35,000 members, and also built smaller market research communities. He studied Philosophy, English Literature, Theater Studies, Law and Digital Design.

Niels, a native of the Netherlands, worked in the health care sector before joining the Cardano Foundation. He specialized in X-ray imaging, medical machinery and patient care. A certified radiation specialist and a radio diagnostician by training, former ambassador with almost a decade of linguistics experience, Niels is based in Japan. In addition to his native Dutch, he speaks Japanese and English.

Community Managers

About the Cardano Foundation: The Cardano Foundation is an independent Swiss standards body that oversees and supervises the advancement of Cardano and its ecosystem. The Foundation’s core focus is in developing a Cardano adoption strategy through to integration and execution, to enable fast-track value creation for inclusive and equitable growth. As the legal custodian of the protocol and the owner of the Cardano brand, the Foundation works to drive adoption and partnerships, grow the wider blockchain community, shape legislation, and commercial standards, and ensure stakeholder accountability. Find out more: www.CardanoFoundation.org

Artwork: Helena Lopes
strengthened its community management team by appointing Andy Hendrikx, Ben
O’Hanlon and Niels as new community managers based in the
Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively.