Ava Labs named Charley Cooper as president, shifted John Wu to senior advisor, and confirmed Lydia Chiu as permanent CFO, while CEO Emin Gün Sirer stays focused on long-term vision. Cooper, with his background at the CFTC, Deutsche Bank, and R3, steps up from COO to drive operations amid rising tokenization and AI activity on Avalanche.
Wu reflected on growing from ten people to over 200, noting the industry's shift to scaling blockchain for institutions, and the team expressed optimism about clearer execution and stronger partnerships.
