IOTA Launches Expert Advisory Board to Strengthen Real-World Trade Solutions

• IOTA has unveiled an expert advisory board to advance TWIN’s real-world trade solutions, with members appointed from the UK trade industry.
• The members include Mark Johnson, a former national director at Kuehne + Nagel, and Dr. Anna Jerzewska, the founder of Trade & Borders consultancy.

IOTA has launched a new expert advisory board to bring industry experience to the development of its Trade Worldwide Information Network (TWIN) infrastructure.

TWIN has become one of the network’s defining developments, and 2026 is a landmark year for the product, as it moves beyond proofs of concept into real-world deployment, as CNF reported. Earlier this month, we reported that TWIN went live across UK borders to digitalize paper-heavy processes for UK government trade and border authorities.

To accelerate this momentum, IOTA has unveiled a new board, acknowledging that TWIN needs more than the network’s technical prowess; it requires “the insight of professionals who have spent years navigating trade processes, customs systems, and regulatory frameworks firsthand.”

The board consists of six members, all with decades of experience in global trade. The first is Mark Johnson, a customs specialist with over 40 years of experience building logistics networks. The majority of Johnson’s career was with Kuehne + Nagel, one of the world’s largest supply chain companies, where he served as a director for over 20 years.

He has also worked with the UK government and was one of the advisors during the stormy exit from the EU. He has continued to work with the Department of Environment and Rural Affairs.

Tech Meets Experience with IOTA Expert Advisory Board

Dr. Anna Jerzewska joins the board with more than 20 years of experience advising governments in Europe and global enterprises. She is the founder of Trade & Borders, a customs and international trade consultancy. She also previously worked as a customs advisor for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs department in the UK.

The other members are Sangeeta Khorana, Daniel Shelcot, John Lucy and Gavin Johnson. Collectively, they bring over 100 years of combined experience in customs, global trade, supply chain management and government relations to TWIN.

Khorana, in particular, will give TWIN credibility in academic circles, where she has worked for 25 years. She has served as the senior lecturer at Keele University, Bournemouth University and Aston University, as well as the chair of the academic board at the Institute of Export and International Trade.

IOTA’s ecosystem growth lead commented:

The new board builds on IOTA’s recent initiatives to boost adoption. This includes unveiling Starfish, a new consensus upgrade that went live on the testnet this month, as CNF reported.

IOTA trades at $0.0688, gaining 1.8% in the past day for a $296.3 million market cap.