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ON THE MOVE
On the move
President and Head of Innovation Labs at Wells Fargo, is set to join IBM, to focus on the development and commercialisation of blockchain technology.
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Lund will take on the role of Vice President of blockchain market development and global financial services departments. His departure is the latest blow for Wells Fargo, whose reputation was tarnished by last year’s fake accounts scandal.
US FI Opus Bank has named Scarlett Sieber as its new CIO, Head of Strategic Transformation & Digital. She joins from BBVA where she held the positions of SVP, Global Business Development, New Digital
esse Lund, Senior Vice
Businesses and SVP, Open Innovation & Ecosystem Builder.
Australia’s ANZ has raided a retailer for its new Chief Data Officer. Emma Gray, who will report to Group Executive Digital Banking, Maile Carnegie. Gray, is on the Board of the Melbourne Business School Centre for Data Analytics, and was previously Chief Loyalty and Data Officer at Woolworths. Prior to that, she was a partner at Bain & Company, having worked across the US, Europe and Australia for 15 years.
“As our Chief Data Officer, Emma will play a crucial role in ANZ’s digital transformation. How we strategically manage and use our data is fundamental to how we can deliver the best experiences for our customers and build a world class digital bank,” says Carnegie. “Emma will lead the creation a business intelligence capability for the bank in collaboration with other teams across ANZ to identify the biggest opportunities for us to make better decisions for the bank and our customers.”
Worldpay has appointed Banco Santander’s Head of Global Innovation as its new UK CEO. Peter Jackson, pictured, will replace Dave Hobday, who resigned from the FTSE 100 payment processing company in December to become Chief Executive of breakdown recovery service, RAC.
Jackson’s CV also includes a stint as
Chief Executive of foreign currency provider Travelex and senior positions at Lloyds and Halifax Bank of Scotland and McKinsey & Company. “The UK is one of the leaders of technology innovation in Europe,” he says. “Worldpay sits at the heart of these exciting developments. It is playing a key role in helping its customers capitalise on the opportunities presented by the new digital economy. I look forward to leading a business that is helping merchants of all sizes to navigate and benefit from this rapidly changing market.”
UK peer-to-peer finance platform, Assetz Capital, is looking to expand in Northern Ireland under the guidance of recently appointed Regional Relationship Director, Andrew Fraser. He joins from Santander UK Corporate and Commercial where he was a Business Development Director covering the Northern Ireland region.
FinTech venture, MFS Africa, has appointed former Visa Emerging Markets VP, Reg Swart, as Chief Commercial Officer. The company connects 120 million mobile wallets through partnerships with network operators including Airtel, Econet, MTN, Orange, Tigo and Vodafone. Swart will be supporting plans for further growth, expansion of its relationships with operators, connecting new providers – retailers, e-commerce and internet companies – and driving cross-border remittances.
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