The Vanbex Group, a digital currency and blockchain professional services firm, has announced the appointment of Kip Warner and Gregg Jensen to the company’s executive team to drive the next phase of growth.

“Warner and Jensen will be valuable assets to Vanbex, helping us provide the most technologically sound products and services. We know they will provide Vanbex with great guidance through this next phase of growth”, Kevin Hobbs, CEO at Vanbex Group, said.

Warner will lend his expertise as new director of engineering. He is a senior software engineer with over ten years of industry experience providing engineering services to Google, Mozilla, DTS and Wells Fargo. Warner’s technology was featured at CES 2015 and his work was also used to recover data from the first successful mission to the surface of Mars, which is cited by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

“I am thrilled to assume my new leadership role at Vanbex Group where I will drive our expansion from the company’s current activities into those of an engineering company through cutting edge research and development,” said Warner. “We are tackling some ambitious problems which is why I am excited to build and lead the engineering team that will solve them.”

Jensen will serve as the company’s chief financial officer (CFO). He is business and finance professional with more than 15 years of experience providing business management in the mining, engineering, capital markets and technology fields. Most recently, Jensen was CEO of a junior fertilizer company working on developing properties in South America. He previously worked as senior finance executive to several startup and junior companies.

Established in 2013, The Vanbex Group specializes in business development, product marketing, and communications for decentralized technology, cryptocurrency, and blockchain. It partnered with a Washington-based bitcoin hardware wallet provider KeepKey in February to build brand awareness and showcase the premium product to consumers everywhere. In August, the Vanbex Group announced a partnership with NetCents Technology Inc. to provide a streamlined, full end-to-end innovative financial services platform.