Frances Dean

COO, VAKT

_{Frances Dean is the COO of the revolutionary commodities trading blockchain platform, VAKT, an enterprise-level blockchain platform transforming the global commodities trading industry. She is a Business Transformation and Data Management professional with 20 years experience in the Energy Industry for both Oil and Gas majors. Her early energy career began in Corporate Social Responsibility from which she moved onto Business Transformation in support of software implementations and from there to implement Data Management frameworks. Having spent six years as Head of Financial Operations her interest in blockchain technology was piqued by the increasing challenges around cyber security. After project managing a very successful blockchain proof of concept she became involved with VAKT in its infancy – and has never looked back!}