I'm Joining Ledger as VP Engineering

Fred de Villamil
Fred Thoughts
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2 min readNov 17, 2017

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Yesterday was my last day at Synthesio.

After 3 years scaling and leading the infrastructure team, I’m thrilled to announce that I’m starting a new position as VP of Engineering at Ledger. I’m excited to join a wonderful human and tech adventure. I’ll be working on the most disruptive technology since the first days of the ARPA network: the Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Smart Contracts — you name it.

People who’ve been following me for a while know how I love kicking myself out of my comfort zone. This new position is the most challenging I’ve ever had, while being my career logical next step. I’m moving from marktech to fintech, to scale the engineering of one of the fastest growing startups in Europe. I’ll be working with a top notch team to build what I believe to be the next tech giant. And I’m leaving the lands of analytics and Big Data to start a journey on the sea of Secure Chips.

Founded in 2014, Ledger is a leader in security and infrastructure solutions for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications. Headquartered in Paris, Vierzon and San Francisco, Ledger has a team of 80 professionals developing a variety of products and services to safeguard cryptocurrency assets for individuals and companies — including the Ledger hardware wallets line already sold in 165 countries.

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I can perform under pressure, but not Bohemian Rhapsody. CTO at Data Impact by NielsenIQ. Ex VP @Ledger & @Aircall.