# Banking and Start-up Expert AnnaHejka named DasCoin’s chair of the board Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2018-04-24 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: Former Commercial Banker Joins DasCoin Board of Directors Meta Description: Meet Anna Hejka, a Dragon’s Den Veteran and powerhouse in private equity and venture capital, leading the way for DasCoin's innovative digital asset URL: https://financedigest.com/banking-and-start-up-expert-annahejka-named-dascoins-chair-of-the-boardhtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/fd240418-5-1736842818326-compressed.jpg) **Investment and Commercial Banking, Private Equity and Venture Capital, and Dragon’s Den Veteran joins InnovativeCryptocurrency** DasCoin, the blockchain-based currency at the centre of an innovative digital asset system, has recruited a former investment and commercial banker to lead a powerhouse board of non-executive directors. Anna Hejka brings her experience as a founder of more than 20 companies, a Managing Partner of six Private Equity and Venture Capital funds, an investment and commercial banker, and a business angel to DasCoin, becoming its first female director and chair of the board. An entrepreneurial heavyweight, Hejka has launched five [private equity and venture capital funds](https://www.financedigest.com/private-equity-funds-approach-italys-serie-a-to-explore-media-rights-deal-sources.html "Private equity funds approach Italy’s Serie A to explore media rights deal -sources"). She [worked as a commercial banking officer](https://www.financedigest.com/are-businesses-using-cybersecurity-as-a-scapegoat-for-a-desperate-return-to-office-working.html "Are Businesses Using Cybersecurity As A Scapegoat For A Desperate Return To Office Working?") at JP Morgan Chase and an investment banker at Solomon Brothers. She has garnered countless awards, including being named a [Global Leader](https://www.financedigest.com/cavai-global-leader-in-conversational-advertising-announces-innovative-launch-of-conversational-video-to-maximise-engagement-and-impact.html "Cavai, global leader in conversational Advertising, announces innovative launch of conversational video to maximise engagement and impact") for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum, a Business Angel of the Year by the European Business Angel Network, and she also starred in Dragon’s Den in her native Poland. Anna Hejka joins [former White House adviser professor Augustine Ha Ton Vinh, former Volvo CE global executive vice president](https://www.financedigest.com/sri-lanka-top-court-allows-proceedings-against-former-president-rajapaksa-others.html "Sri Lanka top court allows proceedings against former President Rajapaksa, others") Eberhard Wedekind and Soon Hock Lim, former Vice President and Managing Director of Compaq Computer Asia Pacific, in supporting DasCoin as it prepares to list on public exchanges on April 27, 2018. Commenting on her appointment, Anna Hejka said: “I have decided to join the DasCoin board, because the [company has attributes of becoming very successful](https://www.financedigest.com/key-ingredients-to-formulate-and-communicate-a-successful-company-ethos.html "Key ingredients to formulate and communicate a successful company ethos"). Its digitized, open and participative [business model creates connected](https://www.financedigest.com/importance-of-transparency-and-connections-in-business.html "Importance of Transparency and Connections in Business") ecosystem of scalable communities of producers and consumers. It is a tribute to the amazing people at DasCoin who created this ecosystem which [continues to grow with such momentum](https://www.financedigest.com/impact-com-continues-momentum-in-the-first-quarter-fueled-by-client-growth-new-products-and-partnership-events.html "impact.com Continues Momentum in the First Quarter, Fueled by Client Growth, New Products and Partnership Events"), and I’m thrilled to join at such an exciting time. “DasCoin has the potential to be globally disruptive to the benefit of all consumers, so my aim is to make sure that these incredibly hard-working [people get all the support they need](https://www.financedigest.com/britain-says-6000-more-people-needed-for-trial-of-merck-covid-pill.html "Britain says 6,000 more people needed for trial of Merck COVID pill") to create something very special.” DasCoin founder Michael Mathias said: “Appointing someone of Anna’s caliber to lead our [Board of Directors](https://www.financedigest.com/impact-com-announces-appointment-of-ning-wang-to-board-of-directors.html "impact.com Announces Appointment of Ning Wang to Board of Directors") is testament to the growing strength of DasCoin. She brings a huge amount of experience to our top-class [board and will provide strong leadership as we work](https://www.financedigest.com/why-employers-rocked-by-the-great-resignation-must-keep-working-mothers-on-board.html "Why employers rocked by the Great Resignation must keep working mothers on board ") to establish DasCoin as the international currency of trust. “Anna Hejka’s appointment [comes days after DasCoin unlocked its digital](https://www.financedigest.com/constructive-digitization-to-let-the-tissue-diagnostic-market-come-of-age.html "Constructive digitization to let the Tissue Diagnostic Market come of age") ecosystem for the first time, publishing the source code for its blockchain on GitHub.” --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---