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Chris Larsen
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Executive Hires
David Schwartz Hands the Ripple CTO Job to Dennis Jarosch
David Schwartz, Ripple's chief technology officer since 2018, told the XRP community on September 30, 2025 that he would step back at the end of the year, and Ripple's senior vice president of engineering, Dennis Jarosch, would take the title.
Board Seats
Ripple Names SBI's Yoshitaka Kitao to Its Board
Ripple announced on April 26, 2019, that Yoshitaka Kitao, chief executive of its Japanese partner SBI Holdings, would join its board of directors, replacing SBI Ripple Asia's own chief executive in the seat.
CEO Changes
Chris Larsen Steps Down as Ripple Chief Executive
Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen told CoinDesk on Nov. 1, 2016, that he would hand the chief executive title to president Brad Garlinghouse, effective Jan. 1, 2017, after four years running the company.
CEO Changes
Ripple Names Brad Garlinghouse Chief Executive Officer
Ripple's board moved Chris Larsen to executive chairman on Nov. 1, 2016, and gave his job to Brad Garlinghouse, the company's president and chief operating officer for the prior year and a half.