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Experts from JPMorgan Chase and Salesforce appointed to BIAN’s Executive Board

3 years 10 months ago
People Moves

Independent not-for-profit standards association, The Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN), today announces the appointment of Chad Ballard of JPMorgan Chase and Rohit Mahna of Salesforce to its executive board. Both come with decades of experience in financial technology and have a shared passion for banking innovation.

Allica Bank appoints Richard Cameron as Head of Asset Finance

3 years 10 months ago
Banking, People Moves

Allica Bank, the business bank with a focus on empowering small and medium sized businesses to succeed, has today formally announced the appointment of Richard Cameron as Head of Asset Finance. In his role, Richard is leading on the delivery of a fully integrated Asset Finance proposition that is transparent, easy to access and enables businesses to secure the finance they need to realise their ambitions.

Eventus Systems names Jeff Gale Sales Director, EMEA in London

3 years 10 months ago
People Moves

Eventus Systems, Inc., a multi-award winning global trade surveillance and risk management software platform provider, today announced the appointment in London of Jeff Gale as Sales Director, EMEA, representing the newest addition to the team charged with growing and supporting the firm’s presence in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

British Business Bank appoints interim CEO

3 years 10 months ago
People Moves

Catherine Lewis La Torre has been appointed Interim CEO of the Government-owned British Business Bank and will take up the role from 1 September. Catherine currently holds the position of CEO of the Bank’s two commercial subsidiaries, British Patient Capital and British Business Investments. In October 2019, Keith Morgan CBE announced that he would be standing down from the role of Chief Executive of the British Business Bank by the end of 2020... more

Amaiz appoints Francesca Dowling as their new head of compliance

3 years 10 months ago
People Moves

Amaiz, the new banking and bookkeeping service for small businesses owners, has appointed Francesca (Frankie) Dowling as their new Head of Compliance. Frankie has more than 20 years' experience working in the regulatory field, most recently in risk and compliance. She has worked across many sectors including gambling, legal, financial services and banking. Previous employers include Virgin Money and Leo Vegas Group.

Fraud fighting SEON announces new CCO Jimmy Fong

3 years 10 months ago
People Moves

SEON, ‘the fraud fighters’, has announced the appointment of well-known industry powerhouse Jimmy Fong as Chief Commercial Officer. Based in SEON’s new London offices, Jimmy will be responsible for the business’ sales and growth strategies as well as continuing to be a vocal advocate for innovative fraud prevention.

Sopra Steria UK and Asia announces John Neilson as CEO

3 years 10 months ago
People Moves

After 18 very successful years as Chief Executive of Sopra Steria UK and Asia, John Torrie has decided to step back from operational responsibility in the UK with effect from 1 July 2020. He will move into a non-executive role of Chairman of Sopra Steria UK and Asia and will remain Deputy Chief Executive of Sopra Steria Group alongside Vincent Paris, CEO of Sopra Steria Group.

Global LendTech Platform Trade Ledger™ bolsters industry leadership expertise

3 years 10 months ago
People Moves

Trade Ledger, the leading business Lending-as-a-Service platform provider, today announces a number of new leadership appointments, as well as the formation of advisory board as it seeks to bolster its leadership team in response to rapid growth.

Zenus Bank appoints Chief Marketing Officer

3 years 10 months ago
Banking, People Moves

Zenus Bank today announced the appointment of seasoned marketeer John Woods to the newly created role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). London based (for now) Woods will oversee global marketing strategy, advertising, sponsorship, customer acquisition and the launch of the new digital bank.

Allica Bank appoints Dipesh Halai as Head of Financial Planning and Analysis

3 years 10 months ago
Banking, People Moves

Allica Bank, the business bank committed to empowering small and medium-sized businesses, has today announced the appointment of Dipesh Halai as Head of Financial Planning and Analysis.

Ex-Fairsail CEO joins Northern Powerhouse SaaS scale-up

3 years 10 months ago
People Moves

Enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS) vendor, My Digital Accounts, has appointed Nic Scott, former CEO and co-founder of Fairsail, as its chairman with immediate effect.

Trevor Rolls appointed as Chairman of Sapphire Systems

3 years 10 months ago
People Moves

Sapphire Systems, a provider of world class enterprise software applications and services, announced the appointment of a new Chairman as the firm gears up for its next growth phase. It follows an agreement with investment partner Horizon Capital in January 2020, which forms part of the software provider’s strategy to build scale and pursue ambitious expansion plans, both organically and through M&A.

Finastra appoints Chief Customer Officer to Executive Leadership Team

3 years 10 months ago
People Moves

Finastra has appointed Neil Blagden as Chief Customer Officer. He ultimately takes responsibility for customer success – overseeing everything Finastra does to design, deliver and enable excellent experiences for its customers.

Finantix appoints Christine Ciriani as CEO, Ralf Emmerich becomes Executive Chairman

3 years 10 months ago
People Moves

Finantix, a Motive Partners company and the leading global provider of trusted technology to the wealth management, insurance and banking industries, today appointed Christine Ciriani as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). She will assume the role and responsibilities of CEO alongside that of her existing position as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), to which she was appointed in October 2019.