Exhibit 99.1
Hut 8 Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Sean Glennan to join as CFO on August 21, 2024
Glennan most recently served as Managing Director in the Global Power, Utilities
& Renewables group at Citigroup
MIAMI, FL, August 6, 2024 – Hut 8 Corp. (Nasdaq | TSX: HUT) (“Hut 8” or the “Company”), a leading, vertically integrated operator of large-scale energy infrastructure and one of North America’s largest Bitcoin miners today announced that Sean Glennan will become the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective August 21, 2024. Shenif Visram will be stepping down from his role as CFO for personal, family-related reasons. Visram will remain with the Company until Glennan assumes his role to oversee an orderly transition.
Glennan joins Hut 8 after a nearly 20 year career in financial services, including most recently serving as Managing Director in the Global Power, Utilities & Renewables group in Citigroup Global Markets’s Investment Banking division. During his 13 years at Citigroup, he advised on over $80 billion of combined M&A and capital markets activity in the power sector. Glennan was recognized not only for his contributions to his team and clients, but also for his leadership throughout the broader organization, serving key roles in the firm’s recruitment and training programs.
“We are thrilled to welcome Sean to the organization as we continue executing on our power-first thesis,” said Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8. “Sean brings a wealth of strategic, financial, and capital markets knowledge that, together with his rolodex of relationships in the space, will be a significant asset in shaping and realizing our future plans. In particular, his experience advising on transformative M&A deals with some of the largest players in power and utilities will be instrumental as we scale our platform with a focus on creative structuring and prudent capital allocation.”
“Hut 8 has a rare combination of being positioned at the center of a tremendous market opportunity, a differentiated plan for how to win, and a talented, driven team that I am confident will capitalize on this next phase of growth,” said Glennan. “I look forward to contributing my skillset and working closely with Asher, the leadership team, and the entire organization as they continue their tireless pursuit of building a value-creating, financially-disciplined business that others will aspire to follow for years to come.”
“On behalf of the entire Hut 8 team, I want to express our sincere gratitude to Shenif for his contributions during his tenure as CFO,” said Genoot. “Shenif’s expertise and guidance have left an indelible mark on our company and have positioned us for long-term success, particularly as we navigated a highly complex merger, re-domiciliation, and new listing. While his presence will be deeply missed, we wish him the best of luck as he takes some well-deserved time to focus on his family.”
About Hut 8
Hut 8 Corp. is an energy infrastructure operator and Bitcoin miner with self-mining, hosting, managed services, and traditional data center operations across North America. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Hut 8 Corp. has a portfolio comprising twenty sites: ten Bitcoin mining, hosting, and Managed Services sites in Alberta, New York, and Texas, five high performance computing data centers in British Columbia and Ontario, four power generation assets in Ontario, and one newly announced site in West Texas. For more information, visit www.hut8.com and follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) at @Hut8Corp.