Sheel Kohli
About Sheel Kohli
Sheel Kohli serves as the Head of Communications and Marketing at Bitfinex, where he leads a global team focused on promoting a range of crypto financial services. His previous roles include Chief Marketing Officer at Block.one and AAX, as well as Managing Director at Credit Suisse and ING.
Current Role at Bitfinex
Sheel Kohli serves as the Head of Communications and Marketing at Bitfinex since 2022. In this role, he leads a global team that focuses on various aspects of marketing, communications, content creation, and performance marketing. Kohli is responsible for promoting Bitfinex's suite of crypto financial services, which includes a securities platform, payments solution, borrowing, and staking. His leadership emphasizes a multi-channel strategy to enhance the company's brand positioning.
Previous Experience at Block.one
Prior to his current position, Sheel Kohli worked at Block.one as the Chief Marketing Officer for a period of six months in 2018 to 2019. During his tenure in Hong Kong, he was responsible for overseeing marketing initiatives and strategies that supported the company's objectives in the blockchain space.
Career at Credit Suisse and ING
Sheel Kohli has extensive experience in corporate communications, having served as Managing Director and Head of Corporate Communications for Asia Pacific at Credit Suisse from 2005 to 2018, a role he held for 13 years in Hong Kong. Before that, he worked at ING in a similar capacity from 2000 to 2005 for five years. His roles in these financial institutions involved managing communications strategies and enhancing corporate reputation within the region.
Educational Background
Sheel Kohli studied at Eastbourne College from 1982 to 1985. This educational experience provided him with foundational skills that contributed to his career in communications and marketing.
Marketing Leadership at AAX and EQONEX Group
Kohli held the position of Chief Marketing Officer at AAX from 2019 to 2020, where he focused on marketing strategies in the cryptocurrency sector. He also worked at EQONEX Group from 2020 to 2022 in the same role. His experience in these positions involved implementing comprehensive marketing strategies to promote financial services in the digital asset space.