Bullish Appoints Former NYSE Group President Stacey Cunningham as President

BlockBeats news, November 9 — According to US SEC filings and company announcements, US-listed digital asset platform Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) announced the appointment of Stacey Cunningham, former President of the New York Stock Exchange Group, as the company's President. The appointment aligns with the company's strategy to advance the connection between traditional capital market infrastructure and blockchain technology.

Cunningham has over thirty years of experience in capital markets, having served as President and Chief Operating Officer of NYSE Group, and was the first woman to lead NYSE Group. She previously held senior positions at Nasdaq and served as an advisor to Uniswap Labs; she currently also serves on the boards of Cloudflare, NYSE, and Georgetown University's related financial policy center. Bullish CEO Tom Farley stated that Cunningham combines expertise in market structure, operational experience, and issuer relationship networks, and will play a central role in building next-generation services for market participants.

In terms of background, Bullish previously announced in May 2026 the acquisition of global stock transfer agent Equiniti for $4.2 billion, with the transaction expected to close in January 2027; the company has also obtained regulatory approval in Gibraltar for tokenized securities trading and launched its own issuer-sponsored tokenized share trading.