The golden thread throughout my career is being able to cut through complexity, driving execution and growth. This includes Digital product and platform delivery for clients and strategic partnerships, within complex regulations and streamlining operating models. My career has included corporate and start-up growth with the ability to work in multiple environments. I am a financial services, open finance and wealth market specialist, working in an FCA regulated environment, with fast-moving technology changes, and multiple international markets. I have led award-winning and market leading product growth within prior fintech /wealthtech roles including start-up Chief Executive Officer, MD and corporate Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer. Highly successful growth, digital transformation, TOM, and product management expertise and organic strategies have scaled businesses and increased revenue and margins. These roles have delivered key partner and client relationships and built long-term revenue generating distribution channels. Both in corporate and startups I have been supported by outstanding teams and peer groups, drawing on collective experience delivering growth, innovation and in finance and distribution. This includes a deep knowledge of financial services across payments regulation/PSD2, CASS, ICOBS, BICOBS - which enables keeping pace with market demand and delivery of propositions to key FS relationships. My leadership style works within a framework of freedom, based on strong controls, governance and checks and balances to drive commercial strategy.I am passionate about the intersection of commerce and innovation facilitating positive societal change, and support under-represented founders with Hive Founders, and senior leaders with Open51 driving change in open finance. Other ventures including TedxEuston's inspiring African stories, reflect this experience and commitment.In my recent experience as CEO/MD, I work with enterprises including banks, wealth platforms, IFAs, insurers, delivering platform solutions leveraging multiple data sources. Prior to that within roles at Howden, Alexander Forbes and Primary Group, I managed operations, transformation and product, across multi-million pound projects in Chief Operating Officer / CFO and distribution roles. I focus on a client-centric approach to digital disruption and change supported by data innovation, working with strong partners, internal and external stakeholders and team relationships.To find out more, please get in touch.
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