Nakamoto Holdings Appoints Andrew Creighton as Chief Commercial Officer to Lead Global Bitcoin Growth Strategy

Business Wire

4 days ago

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nakamoto Holdings Inc. ('Nakamoto'), a Bitcoin-native holding company, which previously announced its anticipated merger with Kindly MD, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) ('KindlyMD'), today announced the appointment of Andrew Creighton as Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Andrew will lead Nakamoto's commercial strategy across global markets, including overseeing licensing, partnerships, capital formation, and regional expansion.
Andrew is a seasoned operator with deep expertise in scaling international businesses, raising institutional capital, and securing transformational partnerships. He currently serves as Chief Commercial Officer of BTC Inc, publisher of Bitcoin Magazine and host of the annual Bitcoin Conference, where he has been instrumental in helping drive the company's global expansion. Previously, Andrew spent 17 years at VICE Media, where he became Global President. At VICE, he launched the first international edition of VICE in the UK, then founded VICE EMEA, ultimately growing VICE to 35 global markets and a $5.7 billion valuation.
Andrew is also the founder of ADVICE, a consulting and investment firm that backs startups focused on human and planetary health. Additionally, he serves as a Patient Representative at NeuBio, a company focused on developing precision diagnostics and therapies for neurological diseases and serves as a board member of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
'Andrew is a visionary builder whose experience, strategic execution, and business discipline make him a perfect fit for Nakamoto,' said David Bailey, Founder and CEO of Nakamoto Holdings. 'Andrew has led ambitious international expansions and scaled companies through commercial partnerships. I am excited to leverage his expertise and network as we deploy our commercial strategy and grow Bitcoin's exposure in new markets.'
Andrew added, 'Bitcoin will reshape the fabric of society across the globe. Governments, institutions and capital markets are recognizing Bitcoin's role in the future of finance. Nakamoto is at the tip of the spear, building the culture, market, and community that will realize this generational movement, and there's nowhere else I'd rather be.'
About Nakamoto
Nakamoto is a Bitcoin treasury company building a global portfolio of Bitcoin-native companies. Nakamoto plans to establish the first publicly traded conglomerate of Bitcoin companies by accumulating Bitcoin in its treasury and by leveraging its treasury to acquire and develop an ecosystem of Bitcoin companies across finance, media, advisory and more. The company aims to provide commercial and financial infrastructure for the next generation of capital markets. For more information, please visit nakamoto.com.
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