AUDC continues leadership team expansion to support rapid growth and regional stablecoin rollout
AUDC, the issuer of the AUDD Australian dollar stablecoin and NZDSC New Zealand dollar stablecoin, has further strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of two senior executives, reflecting the company’s continued growth and accelerating demand for regulated digital payment infrastructure.
AUDC has appointed Andrew Kitchen (pictured above) as Chief Financial Officer, and José Barroso (pictured below) as General Manager, Growth, following the recent expansion of its executive team in May. The latest appointments support AUDC’s next phase of growth as it expands adoption of AUDD across institutional, payments and global markets.
The expansion of the leadership team comes amid strong momentum for the business, with growing transaction volumes, institutional engagement and cross-border payment use cases driving demand for trusted, regulated digital currency infrastructure. It also follows the recent launch of the company’s New Zealand stablecoin NZDSC, issued by NZDC Limited a 100% owned subsidiary of AUDC, further reinforcing the firm’s ongoing rapid expansion both in Australia and globally.
Chief Executive Officer of AUDC, Effie Dimitropoulos, said the appointments reflect both the pace of growth within AUDC and the broader evolution of the stablecoin market.
“These appointments are about ensuring we have the right leadership in place to scale with the growth we’re seeing across the business,” Ms Dimitropoulos said.
“As adoption of stablecoins accelerates across payments, financial institutions and global markets, we are focused on building the capabilities required to support that demand, expand into new markets and continue delivering trusted, regulated digital payment infrastructure.”
Andrew Kitchen joins AUDC as Chief Financial Officer, bringing more than 30 years’ finance, governance and leadership experience across banking, insurance, fintech and financial services. He has held senior finance roles at major institutions, including Westpac, IAG and Macquarie Group, as well as CFO roles at BNK Banking Corporation and fintech start-up Hay. Andrew has significant experience in capital management, mergers and acquisitions and investor relations.
At AUDC, Andrew will lead the company’s financial strategy, governance and operational discipline as it scales regulated digital payment infrastructure across Australia, New Zealand and global markets. Andrew is a Member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
José Barroso joins as General Manager, Growth, with 20 years’ experience in driving commercial expansion, partnerships and market development across financial services and fintech, including Zai (Assembly Payments), Securepay and Catch. He will focus on accelerating the adoption of AUDD through new distribution channels, partnerships and real-world use cases.
Since launching AUDD, AUDC has processed almost $2 billion in transaction volume, underscoring its growing role as a foundational layer for digital payments and settlement in Australia.
