Armin Schmid joined Bitcoin Suisse in April 2018 as Head Strategic Projects. In July 2018, he became CEO of the newly founded daughter company Swiss Crypto Tokens AG. Armin has a broad range of experience, leading positions in multi-national companies working mainly in the areas of business / corporate development and product management in the online & payment industry. Prior to working for Bitcoin Suisse, Armin worked for SIX Payment Services in multiple roles as Program Manager for PSD2, TWINT and Paymit; prior to SIX, Armin was General Manager for PayPal in Switzerland and Austria and led “Strategy & Expansion” for eBay Europe. Armin holds a Master-Degree in Materials-Engineering (Diplom-Ingenieur) from ETH Zurich and an MBA from University of St. Gallen.