Saxo Bank appoints Thomas Hovard as new COO of Global Distribution and Client Services
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
Saxo Bank, the leading Fintech specialist focused on multi-asset trading and investment, today announces the appointment of Thomas Hovard to the position as COO of Global Distribution and Client Services, effective from 4 February 2019. He will report directly to Damian Bunce, Chief Commercial Officer of Saxo Bank. Hovard joins Saxo Bank from Danske Bank where he most recently served as Global Head of DCM Sales & Research. During his 16... more
Plenitude appoints former Capco UK CEO, Steve Vinnicombe, as a Non-Executive Director
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Plenitude, a niche consultancy, specialising in Financial Crime Risk and Compliance has announced the appointment of Steve Vinnicombe, former UK CEO of Capco UK, as a Non-Executive Director to help deliver Plenitude’s ambitious growth plans to meet the challenges posed by the evolving landscape of Financial Crime compliance.
Frank Vang-Jensen appointed new Head of Personal Banking and joins Group Executive Management in Nordea
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Frank Vang-Jensen, currently Country Senior Executive in Denmark and Head of Personal Banking Denmark, will be the future Head of Personal Banking for the Group and member of Group Executive Management.
Cate Kemp to lead UK, Ireland and Nordics at SWIFT
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Cate Kemp will join SWIFT as its Head of UK, Ireland and Nordics from Lloyds Banking Group, where she held the position of Global Transaction Compliance Director. Kemp will take responsibility for SWIFT’s growth strategy in the region; strengthening key relationships and delivering commercial performance across its portfolio of products and services, including SWIFT’s global payments innovation (gpi) service and its suite of financial crime... more
Leading insurance innovation & InsurTech expert Manjit Rana joins Startupbootcamp InsurTech to head up Corporate Innovation practice
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Startupbootcamp InsurTech welcomes Manjit Rana, founder and CEO of innovation consultancy, Ingenin Ltd, as Managing Director for Corporate Innovation in Insurance, to lead the development and launch of a new range of corporate innovation products and services.
iwoca names Seema Desai new COO
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
iwoca, one of Europe’s fastest growing small business lenders, is delighted to announce that Seema Desai has been named Chief Operations Officer (COO). Seema joins a small but growing number of women at C-suite level in the fintech industry.
Avaloq strengthens its Group Executive Board with the appointment of Martin Greweldinger as Group Chief Product Officer
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Martin Greweldinger has been appointed to the new role of Group Chief Product Officer (CPO) at Avaloq and will join the Group Executive Board on 1 January 2019. He will report to Juerg Hunziker, Group CEO, and be responsible for connecting client and market requirements and translating them into product and service offerings.
Barclays appoints new Head of UK Corporate Banking
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Tasnim Ghiawadwala has joined Barclays as the new Head of UK Corporate Banking. Tasnim joins the bank from Citi, where she spent 21 years most recently as Head of Commercial Bank Europe, Middle East and Africa. At Citi, she held a range of roles across Investment Banking, Corporate and Commercial Bank, and Regional Management and worked at JP Morgan and Commercial Union prior to Citi.
IronX Announces the Appointment of Dimitris Hatzis as CEO
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
CEO announcement coincides with IronX’s regulatory licence approval by the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and Public Token Sale
Saxo Bank announces changes to its Board of Management
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Saxo Bank, the leading Fintech specialist focused on multi-asset trading and investment, today announces two changes to the Board of Management in order to further strengthen client focus, corporate governance and strategy execution. - Board of Management member Søren Kyhl has been promoted to Deputy CEO while he continues in his role as COO. - Damian Bunce has been appointed member of the Board of Management with the new title of Chief... more
Avaloq named Star Performer in Everest Group Capital Markets BPO PEAK Matrix™ Assessment
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
For the third year in a row, Avaloq, the international fintech and leader in integrated banking solutions, has been named Star Performer in the ‘Capital Markets BPO – Service Provider Landscape with Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2018’ by Everest Group. The assessment is an industry-recognized analysis used by enterprises to make critical decisions about global services providers. Participants also look to the PEAK Matrix™ to gauge and... more
CloudMargin Appoints Daniel Schwartz Chief Information Officer
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
CloudMargin, the award-winning creator of the world’s first and only collateral and margin management solution native to the cloud, announced today that Daniel Schwartz, a 20-year veteran of financial products, markets and technology leadership, has joined the firm as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Based in the New York office of the London-based company, Schwartz reports to CEO Steve Husk.
Saxo Bank appoints Lars Kufall Beck as Global CFO
- 6 years 3 months ago
- People Moves
Saxo Bank, the multi-asset trading and investment specialist, today announces the appointment of Lars Kufall Beck as Global Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective no later than 1 May 2019. He will report directly to Steen Blaafalk, Head of Group Finance & Risk (GFR) and Group CFRO. Kufall Beck will be part of the global management team in GFR and Saxo Group’s Senior Management Team (SMT).
Nordea’s Nomination Board for the Annual General Meeting 2019 appointed
- 6 years 3 months ago
- People Moves
Nordea’s General Meeting decided earlier in 2018 to establish a nomination board with the task of presenting to the Annual General Meeting 2019 proposals concerning election of members of the board of directors, chairman of the board of directors and remuneration to the board members and auditor. The four largest shareholders in terms of votes who wish to participate in the nomination board are entitled to appoint one member each. In addition,... more
GLOBAL TECH ICON STEVE WOZNIAK BECOMES THE CO-FOUNDER OF EQUI GLOBAL
- 6 years 3 months ago
- People Moves
Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak today announced that he has become the co-founder of EQUI Global, the venture capital tech innovator. Steve Wozniak has joined forces with EQUI founder Doug Barrowman and EQUI co-founder Baroness Michelle Mone OBE.
