Animoca Brands announces that Yat Siu will become CEO
Animoca Brands announced on November 9, 2026 that, effective December 1, 2026, co-founder and Executive Chairman Yat Siu will become chief executive officer while continuing to serve as Executive Chairman. Evan Auyang, who has served as group president since 2021, will move to the role of senior adviser to the board and will report to the board on matters for which he seeks advice.
The company said that this adjustment is intended to focus on building the economic infrastructure for AI agents to act and transact on behalf of people. Yat Siu will be responsible for day-to-day company operations and project development, and will lead the implementation of the strategy set by the board. In his new role, Evan Auyang will provide long-term strategic advice at the board’s request and support institutional business through specific authorizations approved by the board.
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Title: Animoca Brands announces new leadership structure for its next phase of growth Publisher: Animoca Brands Publication date: 2026-11-09 URL: https://www.animocabrands.com/announcement/animoca-brands-announces-new-leadership-structure-for-its-next-phase-of-growth Source type: official company announcement Verification status: the full official announcement was read for this translation, verification date 2026-11-08 Supporting content: supports the specific arrangement and role descriptions for Yat Siu becoming CEO and Evan Auyang moving to senior adviser to the board effective December 1, 2026
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Animoca Brands’ announcement makes clear that Yat Siu will retain his role as Executive Chairman after becoming CEO. The company’s strategy focuses on three lines of business: Minds, a personal AI agent platform; institutional business providing digital currency and investment products; and identity, credential and permissions infrastructure provided by Moca Network and AIR.
Yat Siu said in the announcement that taking on the CEO role will allow for a more direct day-to-day operating approach to guide foundational technology development and ensure that product innovation, institutional commitments and platforms, including the Minds and AIR stack, scale under the highest governance standards. Evan Auyang said he has confidence in the current leadership team and looks forward to supporting the board in an advisory capacity.
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The co-founder taking on the CEO role while retaining the Executive Chairman title concentrates day-to-day operations and long-term strategic responsibility in one person.
The former president’s move to senior adviser to the board preserves an advisory channel for long-term strategy and institutional business.
The leadership change was announced in step with the company’s strategic statement that it is focusing on AI agent economic infrastructure.