John Pountain joins Xinja as CTO
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
Xinja Bank, an independent Australian neobank built from the ground up for mobile, has appointed ‘Bank of the future’ alumnus – John Pountain – as Chief Technology Officer. Mr Pountain, who worked at New York-based neobank, Moven, and before that was at BT Financial and Macquarie Group, is helping build Xinja Bank, with technology that will change banking for Australians who never want to walk into a bank branch or join a bank queue.
Global Digital Finance appoints Sandra Ro to the GDF Board of Directors
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Asset Management, Cryptocurrencies, People Moves
Global Digital Finance (GDF), the industry body driving acceleration and adoption of digital finance announces today that Sandra Ro, CEO of Global Blockchain Business Council has accepted an appointment to the Board of Directors of GDF as a non-executive director, commencing 1 September 2019.
Shaun Meadows joins 11:FS as Chairman
- 5 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
11:FS, the challenger firm defining and building digitally native financial services through technology, product and design expertise, today announced that Shaun Meadows has joined the firm as Chairman. In the newly created role, Shaun will work with the 11:FS Board to review company objectives, examine performance, and help shape future business activity and strategy.
Equiniti Riskfactor appoints Michael Stock as Head of Operations
- 5 years 5 months ago
- Payments, People Moves
Equiniti Riskfactor, the market-leading provider of risk management and fraud analytics software for the global commercial finance industry, is delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Stock as Head of Operations, reflecting strong recent growth and international expansion for the company.
RiskFirst Appointed Torgeir Helgevold as Principal Technical Architect to Lead its New New York City Software Development Office
- 5 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
RiskFirst has appointed Torgeir “Tor” Helgevold as Principal Technical Architect as it extends its presence in the US with the establishment of a New York City software development office. Tor will head up the team, which will focus on product innovation and supporting RiskFirst’s drive to bring the benefits of leading-edge technology to asset managers.
Axis Corporate Appoints Edward Armit as Senior Consultant To London Office
- 5 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Global management consulting firm Axis Corporate confirms the appointment of Edward Armit as a senior consultant within its London office, with immediate effect. Edward joins Axis Corporate from Capgemini where he was a consultant within the Process Optimisation team, part of the Operations Transformation practice. This role saw him work with a range of financial services and public sector clients on projects spanning process improvement,... more
InvestCloud appoints Rebeca Sanchez Sarmiento as CFO
- 5 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Global FinTech firm InvestCloud appoints Rebeca Sanchez Sarmiento as its Chief Financial Officer. This senior appointment will see Sanchez Sarmiento build on a strong finance and operations team to develop a financial management structure that enables InvestCloud to continue its growth, both domestically and internationally. Sanchez Sarmiento is also tasked with aligning InvestCloud’s long term strategic goals with its financial performance.
Riverbed Appoints Remco Postma as Channel Director of Northern Europe
- 5 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Riverbed®, The Digital Performance Company™, today announced the appointment of Remco Postma as Channel Director for Northern Europe. In his new role, Remco will be responsible for Riverbed’s regional channel strategy and expanding Riverbed’s partner landscape in Northern Europe to drive growth, in-line with the company’s global channel ambitions. He reports to Paul Higley, Vice President, Northern Europe.
KAS BANK Appointed Henry Crofton as Business Development Manager
- 5 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
KAS BANK, the specialist provider of securities services to the UK pension industry, has expanded its growing business development team with the appointment of Henry Crofton as business development manager. Henry has a wealth of experience within the financial services industry, focussing in both institutional and private client sectors. Prior to joining KAS BANK, he has worked as institutional relationships manager at London & Capital and... more
Helene Jepson appointed Chief Compliance Officer at Nordea
- 5 years 6 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
Helene Jepson has been appointed Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Group Compliance. She will report to Chief Risk Officer, Head of Risk & Compliance Matthew Elderfield. She will join Nordea by 1 September 2019.
CloudCheckr Appoints Tim McKinnon as Chief Executive Officer
- 5 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
CloudCheckr, the largest privately held independent Cloud Management Platform (CMP) provider specializing in comprehensive cloud cost management, cloud security and compliance, announced the appointment of Tim McKinnonas CEO and as a member of the Board of Directors.
Concardis CEO Robert Hoffmann becomes Head of Merchant Services at Nets
- 5 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
As of September 2019, Robert Hoffmann, CEO of Concardis, will in addition assume the position of Head of Merchant Services at the Nets Group, with which Concardis merged earlier this year. Hoffmann will be responsible for the development of payment solutions for merchants and service providers. He will remain CEO of Concardis and will report in both capacities directly to Bo Nilsson, CEO of Nets.
Omnio Holding Sàrl Announced the Appointment of Robin Dear as CFO
- 5 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
Omnio Holding Sàrl, the holding company of Omnio Group, today announced the appointment of Robin Dear as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective June 10, 2019. Omnio is an advanced public cloud core banking platform that provides flexibility and omnichannel functionality across retail and digital channels for banks and non-banks.
SimCorp Appointed Christian Kromann as Chief Operating Officer
- 5 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
SimCorp today announces the appointment of Christian Kromann as Chief Operating Officer (COO), a new position within SimCorp. Christian Kromann becomes member of SimCorp’s Executive Management Board, overseeing all sales and marketing activities globally. He joins SimCorp as of August 1.
Global Expert Hired to Launch New Digital Solutions Across Europe
- 5 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
Paylink Solutions has welcomed a global operations expert to its senior management team as part of plans to increase market share across the UK’s finance and property sectors. Navdeep Sethi has joined the Midlands-based technology company as COO after his success at developing and growing one of the UK’s best FinTech companies. He is now focusing on delivering Paylink Solutions’ strategic plan, which will support the software developer’s growth... more
