Securitize adds Citigroup and BBVA veterans to board as tokenization giant eyes institutional growth

Securitize, the tokenization platform that went public via SPAC merger just last month, is stacking its boardroom with traditional finance heavyweights. The company announced on July 14 that Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann and Manolo Sánchez have joined its Board of Directors.

Who’s joining the table

Macieira-Kaufmann’s resume reads like a tour of American banking’s upper floors. She held leadership positions at both Citigroup and Wells Fargo, two of the largest financial institutions on the planet.

Sánchez has been serving on the company’s advisory board since 2019, which means he’s watched this thing evolve from a scrappy tokenization startup into a publicly traded company with over $4 billion in assets under management. His prior role as CEO of BBVA Compass, where he oversaw roughly $100 billion in assets, gives him a perspective on scale that few in the digital asset world can match.

The Securitize machine in 2026

Founded in 2017, the Miami-based company now trades on the NYSE under the ticker SECZ after completing its SPAC merger in June 2026. It operates as a SEC-registered broker-dealer and digital transfer agent.

Securitize has issued or supported over 100 tokenized products across approximately 550,000 investor accounts. Its total assets under management have crossed the $4 billion mark.

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager and a Securitize investor, launched its BUIDL treasury fund on the platform in March 2024. That fund alone has accumulated approximately $2.3 billion to $2.8 billion in AUM since inception.

Why governance upgrades matter right now

Macieira-Kaufmann’s experience at Citigroup and Wells Fargo means she’s dealt with everything from OCC examinations to cross-border compliance challenges. Sánchez’s tenure at BBVA Compass exposed him to the particular regulatory dynamics of foreign-owned US banking subsidiaries.