Founder of Orange Telecom and former chairman of Glencore joins Inery Blockchain as chairman.
Former CEO of Glencore, former CEO of Deutsche Bank in Asia, former CEO of Hutchison Whampoa Limited, and now CEO of General Enterprise Management Services Ltd (GEMS) are just a few of the many titles Simon Murray has achieved in his 60s years as an entrepreneur.
Murray was enlisted in the French Foreign Legion at the age of 20, and has been named a CBE by the Queen and a member of the Legion of Honor in France: the highest French Order of Merit for military or civilian service.
With global business experience across countries such as Singapore, the United States and Hong Kong, he is recognized for his extensive experience in investing and operating in finance, transportation, natural resources, infrastructure and power sectors.
During his time in Hong Kong, he became a key figure in the business world in a number of high-profile roles.
He co-founded the telecom company ‘Orange’, which eventually sold for $ 36 billion in 1999. He is also best known for serving as a former chairman of the world’s largest diversified commodity retailer Glencore, helping to lead the giant through its $ 11 billion share issue.
Throughout his extensive career, he has served in various financial roles, including CEO of Deutsche Bank’s Asian Arm, Board of Directors of Hermes and Richemont, and GEMS.
Prior to founding SBC, Murray was CEO of Hutchison Whampoa, one of the Fortune 500 companies and Hong Kong’s largest companies, where he helped transform it into the world’s leading port operator.
He was also known for being the right-hand man and CEO of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing.
He is also known for holding positions in leading companies including Vodafone, Huawei, Tommy Hilfiger, Vivendi Universal, Hermès, Macquarie Bank, NM Rothschild, Unisor SA and Bain & Company.
Inery is moving closer to achieving its public test network milestone
Inery presents itself as a protocol that will facilitate a decentralized, high-performance and secure database management solution for web3.
The team has actively addressed the challenges in the computer economy by joining forces with various companies and blockchain protocols as strategic partners and networks with industry experts at global conferences such as Consensus etc.
Murray’s vast experience as an entrepreneur and his expertise in investments, capital markets and private equity will stand out in relation to Inery’s mission.
As chairman of the board, Murray’s role will mainly focus on articulating the transition for web2 companies to decentralize their data structures with Inery. This will meet conventional business needs to optimize their data infrastructure and go to web3.
The inclusion of Mr. Murray as Chairman of the Board of Inery will prove to be important as we become a facilitator for web3 with a decentralized database management solution. His vast network, phenomenal business experience and support to formulate the transition process for web2 companies will be remarkable not only for Inery, but the whole decentralized area, he says. Dr. Naveen Singhco-founder and CEO of Inery.
Murray becomes the third Briton to join Inery’s board with David Munro Anderson, Inery’s financial adviser who is a pioneer in the futures trading industry, and Bally Singh, Inery’s marketing adviser who is CMO for Metaverse Avatar platform Metahero and Everdome.
Murray’s addition to Inery’s management team comes at the right time as the project prepares to launch its public test network, an important milestone for Inery.
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