Lyfeguard, a life planning assistant and document management platform, has appointed Ronel David, Strategic Sales and DE&I Leader at FIS, to its advisory board to accelerate financial management, go to market and growth strategy.

Ronel’s leads transformational business projects for some of Europe’s largest insures at FIS, a global market-leading provider of technology solutions for global merchants, banks and capital markets firm.

With over two decades scaling businesses and leading growth initiatives in International Corporate & Institutional Banking as well as the FinTech industry, Ronel will support Lyfeguard with the execution of its growth strategy, implementation of innovative financial technologies and expansion to new markets.  

Ronel David, Strategic Sales Leader at FIS and Advisory Board Member for Lyfeguard, said: “The Lyfeguard platform is a fantastic offering to support consumers and independent financial advisers to better manage their finances, particularly against the backdrop of a cost-of-living crisis. I look forward to supporting the company’s growth journey and championing innovation to continue bolstering its services and expand Lyfeguard’s reach.”

Ronel joins Lyfeguard’s advisory board alongside six other industry veterans, including: Jack Smith, CEO of IAG Loyalty Retail; Jonathan Lloyd White, CISO at Natura &Co.; Gavin Borthwick, Product Design Lead at Beyond; Lee Mabey, Managing Partner at dentsu International; Lukman Abdul-karim, Principal Consultant at Agilisys; John Garden, VP Freight & Logistics at Mastercard.

Fraser Stewart, Chief Operating Officer for Lyfeguard, said: “We are excited to introduce our advisory board comprising of industry leaders at the top of their fields to help take Lyfeguard to the next level, improving our offering to help consumers and IFAs alike. With the guidance of our carefully selected seven industry veterans, we are confident in our ability to lead the go-to-market strategy and ensure seamless delivering of our services to clients. We firmly believe that everyone deserves peace of mind when it comes to managing life’s essential tasks, and our advisory board’s expertise will help us achieve this goal. We are excited to embark on this new journey with our partners on board and look forward to delivering exceptional services to our clients.”

Lyfeguard was founded by father-son team Gary and Fraser Stewart to revolutionise financial management and life planning to help people keep on top of their important documents, bills and life matters, as well as address a lack of planning for end-of-life.