Securitize names former SEC director Brett Redfearn as president

Securitize, a tokenization company planning a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II Inc. (NASDAQ: CEPT), appointed Brett Redfearn as president and board member. Redfearn previously served as director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Trading and Markets from 2017 to 2020.

In his new role, Redfearn will work with Securitize's leadership team to scale the company's platform across issuance, trading and fund administration. He will also engage with regulators, exchanges and institutional partners.

"Securitize is perfectly positioned to lead the implementation of the tokenized financial infrastructure of the future," Redfearn stated in the company's announcement. "The company has taken a compliance-first approach to tokenization from the beginning, without cutting corners."

Redfearn had served as chairman of Securitize's Advisory Board for four years before this appointment. During his SEC tenure, he oversaw market structure reforms and guided markets through early 2020 volatility. Prior to the SEC, he spent 14 years at J.P. Morgan, most recently as Global Head of Market Structure for the Corporate and Investment Bank.

Following his government service, Redfearn worked as Head of Capital Markets at Coinbase, focusing on digital asset securities and institutional participation. He currently operates Panorama Financial Markets Advisory, advising exchanges, broker-dealers and asset managers.

Securitize reports managing over $4 billion in assets under management as of November 2025, working with asset managers including Apollo, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane and KKR. The company operates through SEC-registered entities including broker-dealer Securitize Markets LLC and transfer agent Securitize Inc.

The company's proposed business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II is expected to complete in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and shareholder approval. Upon completion, the combined entity would trade on NYSE or Nasdaq under ticker symbol "SECZ."

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