HONG KONG — Blockchain player Block.one has hired Christina Pantin as Asia-Pacific head of communications.

Pantin returns to Hong Kong from the US, where she led her own consultancy after holding senior roles at Abernathy MacGregor and Samsung. She previously served as a director at Brunswick in Hong Kong from 2012 to 2014.

Her arrival at Block.one follows the departure of CMO Sheel Kohli earlier this year. Pantin reports to Abby Blumer, who was promoted to SVP of marketing and communications in May.

Pantin's PR career follows 25 years as a financial journalist at Thomson Reuters in various locations across the globe. A native of Malaysia, Pantin is also active in women's professional groups and was a mentor at The Women's Foundation in Hong Kong and President of the Women Media Networks.

Block.one is the publisher of the EOSIO blockchain software protocol. The EOS Token is a top-five cryptocurrency. The company has expanded its senior headcount significantly in recent months.