Board of Directors

Nicolas Bonta is a founder of Bitfarms bringing 20 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur and business builder. Nicolas’ background includes building a successful chain of hotels in South America and he is now responsible for developing strategic opportunities for growth in Bitfarms.

Emiliano Grodzki is a founder of Bitfarms as well as a business builder and innovator. With over 20 years of experience having successfully built multi-million-dollar private businesses, Emiliano is responsible for setting the Bitfarms’ overall vision and strategy.

Brian Howlett, CPA. CMA is a financial professional with over 30 years experience serving as senior officer and director of many public companies. He currently serves as President, CEO and a director of Hemlo Explorers Inc. and he is a director of Nighthawk Gold Corp. He was previously the President and CEO of Dundee Sustainable Technologies Inc.

Pierre Seccareccia joined the board of directors in June 2019. He has extensive experience in financial consulting and management. Since 2003, Pierre has acted as a full-time independent corporate director for various public and private entities. Pierre is the Chair of the Audit Committee.

Andres Finkielsztain has many years of experience as a founder, portfolio manager, and analyst with various capacities within asset management. His years of experience across a variety of industries brings insight to Bitfarms’ operations.

Ms. Hofmeister has advised large and small multi-national extractive companies on legal and ESG matters for over twenty years. Most recently she served as Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and General Counsel for Tahoe Resources where she led the Legal, Sustainability and Government Affairs departments and helped grow Tahoe from a junior exploration company to a mid-cap precious metals producer. Since 2006, Ms. Hofmeister has worked alongside rural and indigenous communities in India, Peru, Guatemala, Mexico and Canada to enhance food, work and water security. Ms. Hofmeister serves as the Chair of the International Bar Association’s Business and Human Rights Committee, a group dedicated to promoting high ESG standards in multi-national corporations.

Ms. Hofmeister received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from UCLA, a Master of Arts degree in international peace studies from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco.