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offers loans and other financial services to consumers who have little or no credit history, has appointed Michal Panowicz (pictured) to the newly appointed role of Chief Product and Information Officer (CPIO).
Steven Zuanella to the role of Group Chief Digital Officer. Taking up the position in January, he will be responsible for further developing the insurer’s digital capacity and capabilities to meet evolving business strategy and customer requirements.
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Most recently, he was Chief Digital Officer at Zurich UKGI where he set up its digital transformation agenda. RSA CIO, Darren Price, comments: “I’m pleased to appoint Steven to my team. He brings a deep understanding of the digital world and financial services expertise. We look forward to leveraging Steven’s industry experience and knowledge to help us realise our ambition to become a digital leader in the insurance industry.”
Kreditech, a German startup that SA has appointed
Panowicz previously worked on a digital transformation project at the third largest bank in Poland, mBank. Prior to joining Kreditech, he was SVP & Deputy Head of Digital Banking at Nordea. Alexander Graubner-Müller, CEO and Founder of Kreditech, says: “We are thrilled to have Michal become part of our team and I am personally proud to welcome such recognised and inspiring leader with a long-track record of building highly successful digital financial services. Product and technology are the key value-drivers of our company and with Michal we bring onboard the experience and leadership required to realise our ambitious product vision.”
Ant Financial, the online and mobile FS affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has announced the appointment of President Eric Jing as its new CEO. Current CEO Lucy Peng will retain the role of Executive Chairman.
Peng will focus on “guiding corporate strategy, overseeing talent development, and nurturing the company’s corporate culture,” while Jing will be responsible for the day- to-day management and leadership of Ant Financial, which runs payment platform Alipay.
British crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, has named former Citigroup and HSBC exec Simon Williams as Chairman. He has also made a ‘significant’ investment into the business, alongside over 3,500 crowd investors and venture capital firm, Balderton Capital, as part of a recent funding round, which saw the company raise just shy of £8 million.
Williams says: “Crowdfunding has revolutionised the financial services sector, allowing entrepreneurial businesses to flourish at a time when securing finance is at an all- time low. Crowdcube has been the leading pioneer in this new wave of financial innovation in the UK and has a great deal more to offer business and investors alike. I am very much looking forward to working with the team during their next phase of development. Having worked in the banking world for many years, I am hugely excited by what disruptive FinTech businesses can do to gain market share; bringing in a fresh technology-led approach to improve customer service and make financial products and choices accessible to everyone.”
Williams spent nine years at Citigroup, heading up its international retail bank, fronting consumer groups for Asia Pacific and Latin America, and serving as Chief Risk Officer for Citigroup Global consumer group. More recently he served as head of HSBC’s Wealth Management group from 2011 to 2014.
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