The Cardano Foundation has announced the appointment of former PwC executive Andreas Pletscher as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and former Swiss regulator Nicolas Jacquemart as Chief Legal Officer (CLO). Andreas Pletscher, a former technology director at PwC and IBM, has more than 25 years of experience in the international financial services industry, managing complex operations and IT transformation projects. Nicolas Jacquemart previously worked in the FinTech department of FINMA, the Swiss financial market regulator. Previously, he worked in a well-known Swiss law firm. He holds a Doctor of Laws from the University of Zurich, researching the intersection of blockchain technology and financial market regulation.