Broadridge names Mark Nichols co‑president of digital assets

Broadridge Financial Solutions announced that Mark Nichols has joined the company as Co‑President, Digital Assets. He will lead strategy, product development and execution for the firm’s tokenization and digital asset initiatives alongside Co‑President German Soto Sanchez.

Nichols will focus on expanding Broadridge’s tokenized securities capabilities, covering trading, on‑chain governance and systems built for institutional scale, accuracy and regulatory compliance. The company said the role supports its effort to modernize market infrastructure and help clients adopt on‑chain finance workflows.

Prior to joining Broadridge, Nichols was a partner at Ernst & Young US, where he co‑led EY’s digital asset consulting business and led its market infrastructure practice. Earlier he led product for futures commission merchants, collateral and funding within Deutsche Bank’s fixed income division.

Broadridge CEO Tim Gokey commented that Nichols brings strategic vision and market infrastructure experience that will accelerate the firm’s work on tokenization.

Nichols said he accepted the role to help clients scale and adapt to tokenization, adding: “Broadridge is uniquely positioned to help shape how digital assets are integrated into the financial system at scale given the important role it plays in supporting trading and governance.”

Broadridge has expanded its digital asset offerings to provide institutional infrastructure for tokenized instruments, combining trading functions with on‑chain governance and compliance features.

The appointment follows a pattern of fintech firms and banks hiring executives with consulting backgrounds and hands‑on capital markets product experience to integrate tokenization into existing market processes. Broadridge added Nichols will work to align its product roadmap with client needs around operational workflows, regulatory requirements and scale.