Carbon Trade Exchange (CTX) has hired a new senior vice president in its North American voluntary carbon markets division, the online emissions exchange operator said on Monday.

Rachel O’Reilly, formerly head of business development for the Americas and Pacific Rim at REDD+ project developers Wildlife Works, joins CTX’s San Francisco office and will work to grow the firm’s North American VER business.

“O’Reilly will primarily be responsible for managing and maintaining relationships with existing clients as well as expanding customer engagement in the voluntary market,” CTX said in a statement.

“In this capacity, she will take a leading role in educating the market and promoting the conversation around offsetting unavoidable emissions in the corporate sector.”

CTX has been on bit of a hiring spree over the past nine months, recruiting former executives from exchange operators ICE and the Chicago Climate Exchange.

By Mike Szabo – mike@carbon-pulse.com