Our story

Vincent Chok is First Digital’s CEO, leading the company as it builds out traditional trust and custody solutions into the digital economy and delivers a new level of security, responsiveness and professionalism for individual, corporate and institutional clients with exposure to digital assets. These include exchanges, OTC desks, investment firms, hedge funds and other industry participants who may be obliged to store their digital assets with an accredited financial institution. Before founding First Digital Trust in 2017, Vincent served as CEO of Legacy Trust Company and previously managed mortgage financing and raised capital for commercial real estate in the Canadian Exempt Securities market.

Gunnar is First Digital’s COO, bringing product development experience and a deep understanding of the blockchain to the executive team. He has been instrumental in driving significant growth in the digital assets business in his role as Head of Digital Assets at Legacy Trust Company, and his responsibilities at First Digital Trust include overseeing building efficient operational infrastructure, developing value capture models, nurturing relationships with partners and identifying new opportunities to drive sustainable revenue growth.

Michael Titus is currently a practicing solicitor in Hong Kong and the principal of Titus Solicitors, a Hong Kong law firm specializing in corporate, commercial and intellectual property law. Prior to establishing Titus, Michael practiced in Singapore and specialized in Merger & Acquisitions and cross-border private equity. At Titus, Michael works with token issuers, exchanges, wallet providers and payment providers, and other companies working on distributed ledger technology, providing them with legal advice on money transmission and securities laws, AML regulations and other applicable regulations. Born and educated in the United States, Michael received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Lehigh University and his Juris Doctor degree from the City University of Hong Kong.

A solicitor in the Supreme Courts of New South Wales and Hong Kong, and a barrister and solicitor in the Supreme Court of New Zealand, David brings unique and wide-ranging legal acumen to First Digital Trust. With a background in commercial and trust law, he’s currently adviser to a range of Asian, UK and Australasian businesses and institutions, a licensed Money Service Operator, the director of a private TCSP-licenced trust company active in the pensions field, and special advisor to two Hong Kong-based trust companies. David’s extensive past and current experience in trust, fiduciary and commercial law across common-law jurisdictions make his services as Special Advisor to First Digital Trust invaluable to us and our clients.

A former tech investment banker at BNP Paribas, based in Paris, London and Hong Kong, Raphaël was involved in landmark mergers and acquisitions, IPAs and capital raising projects for large corporates and startups. Raphaël has been fascinated by the possibilities of blockchain for many years, and joined First Digital Trust after working with OAX foundation to build DeFi protocols on Ethereum and Polkadot. In addition, he continues to advise Fanprime, a Blockchain-as-a-Service fan rewards platform developed in partnership with the Vivendi Group. Raphaël has a Masters degree in Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and has studied in France, China, and the USA.