Joe Poore Named Chief Financial Officer of GEM Mining
GREENVILLE, S.C. — GEM Mining, an institutional-grade Bitcoin mining company headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, today announced the appointment of Joe Poore to chief financial officer.
“I am thrilled to join a Greenville-based company on the cutting edge of such an evolving technology sector,” said Poore. “GEM Mining’s rapid deployment of an active miner fleet has already differentiated the company within the cryptocurrency mining space. I look forward to working with the team to continue their growth.”
Prior to joining GEM Mining, Poore was a partner at Cherry Bekaert, LLP, a top 25 U.S. accounting firm. His role focused on helping clients create maximum value for their companies through digital optimization, efficient use of capital, and strategic tax structuring. Poore also worked extensively in sell-side M&A, where he was a lead advisor on multiple private companies exiting to public market buyers.
Before his role at Cherry Bekaert, Poore spent his career in various roles of increasing responsibility with Elliott Davis, one of the southeast’s largest regional accounting firms. Before his career in public accounting, Poore served in the U.S. Marine Corps and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Poore earned his bachelor’s degree in Accounting at Bob Jones University.
“I am very excited to welcome Joe Poore to the GEM Mining team,” said John Warren, CEO of GEM Mining. “He has a proven track record of executing successful financial strategies across a broad range of industry types. His expertise and skill set are perfectly suited to the mission we have laid out for 2022 and beyond.”
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About GEM Mining
Headquartered in Greenville, SC, GEM Mining is a privately held, institutional-grade Bitcoin (BTC) mining company focused on maximizing equity returns for its investors. The company is led by five founding partners, who have been building the foundations for the blockchain and cryptocurrency company since 2017. With more than 50 years of executive leadership across various national and multi-national companies, the partners have managed over $3 billion in investments and have executed multiple, profitable exits. For more information about GEM Mining, see gemmining.com.
