Zeta Network Strengthens Institutional Finance Strategy with Appointment of Patrick Ngan as Chief Investment Officer

Global fintech and capital-markets veteran to drive Zeta Network's institutional expansion and digital-asset treasury strategy

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeta Network (Nasdaq: ZNB), today announced the appointment of Patrick Ngan as Chief Investment Officer (CIO), effective on October 8, 2025. In this role, Mr. Ngan will oversee Zeta Network's global investment and institutional digital-asset treasury strategy, with a mandate to enhance compliance, institutional governance, risk management, and transparency consistent with U.S. public-company standards.

Mr. Ngan is a seasoned executive with more than two decades of cross-border experience in investment banking, corporate finance, fintech, and blockchain infrastructure. Earlier in his career, he held senior positions in equity capital markets at UBS, ABN AMRO, and Huatai International, advising on IPOs, capital-markets transactions and M&A financings across Asia and the United States.

As an entrepreneur, Mr. Ngan co-founded Nova Vision Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: NOVVU) and successfully led its IPO on Nasdaq, culminating in a landmark business combination in 2024. He also co-founded and served as CEO of Alchemy Pay, a cryptocurrency payment platform bridging fiat and digital payments globally, and co-founded QFPay International, a leading digital-payment solutions provider with operations across Asia and the Middle East. Mr. Ngan holds an Executive Management diploma from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, an MSc. in Accounting and Finance from the University of Southampton, UK, and a BA (Hons.) in Accounting and Finance from the University of Plymouth, UK.

"Patrick brings the ideal combination of capital-markets discipline, fintech innovation, and global execution experience to Zeta Network," said Samantha Huang, Chief Executive Officer of Zeta Network. "His appointment is expected to strengthen our treasury framework, accelerate our institutional growth and reinforce our commitment to transparency, governance, and long-term value creation."

"Our goal is to build a resilient, transparent, and institutionally credible digital-asset treasury," said Patrick Ngan, Chief Investment Officer of Zeta Network. "We will apply rigorous governance, conservative risk frameworks, and robust disclosure practices to uphold the trust and confidence of investors, regulators and partners."

As Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Ngan will lead key initiatives including:

• Governance & Compliance — establishing board-approved investment policies, valuation frameworks, and disclosure standards aligned with U.S. regulatory public-company requirements;
• Institutional Partnerships — expanding relationships with asset managers, custodians, and execution venues to enhance transparency, liquidity and scalability;
• Strategic Capital Formation — driving cross-border financing, M&A, and capital-markets initiatives to support Zeta Network's long-term growth and integration strategy.

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SOURCE Zeta Network Group