Lee Barton
Executive Director, CTO & COO
Miss Barton (Lee) is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO).
As CTO she co-designs the CTX technology including new innovations, then manages the technology development testing, bug testing and remediation and development to the live platform which operates 24/7/365. She manages the Microsoft Azure infrastructure, the security systems, the banking interface and various technology interfaces with registries. Her resources include in-house developers and outsourced expert contractors as required.As COO she manages or co-manages the Senior Executives in CTX operations in the offices in Australia and London, UK and previously the USA.Lee has over 28 years’ experience in managing exchanges and exchange technology development and has worked with Wayne Sharpe for almost 30 years. She is the worlds leading technology expert in Carbon or Environmental Registries and Exchanges, having manged the development of multiple exchange, trading platforms and interfaces with over 15 3rd party carbon or environmental registries globally.An extremely efficient person capable of implementing and driving a wide range of business-critical initiatives and programmes, Lee oversees the delivery of all new development projects and enhancements to existing IP and ensures projects are scoped, built and delivered on time.
Previously she held various senior roles including Executive Director and Management for Bartercard International for over 18 years in London and Australia. During that tenure she also managed technology development for the support of Bartered Licenses in 20 countries, and her last role was to manage and implement the companies Initial Public Offering (IPO) onto the Australi Stock Exchange.
Since joining CTX in 2014 she has held Execuive in Australia and the USA, and she implemented and managed the development of the REGX Exchange for the Regulated markets in the USA – California, RGGI , WCI and others, which included bank interface with Wells Fargo Bank. (n.b. this tech is currently hibernated due to resources constraints).Lee as an Executive Director is also the Right Hand to the CEO and Founder
