IBS Journal May 2018


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banking at ABN-AMRO, and spent 15 years in senior operational positions at Citigroup. In total, she has more than 25 years of experience working in senior management positions across Europe and the US, running global retail and investment banking operations.


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Paysafe, a leading global payments provider, has announced the appointment of Stuart C Harvey, Jr as non-executive chairman. The appointment takes immediate effect.


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CivilisedBank, the new UK SME bank with a Local Banker network, has announced that Mark Stephens has been appointed as CEO. Stephens takes over from Philip Acton, the bank’s interim CEO, and both have worked together to ensure an orderly transition.


Harvey has a proven track record of driving growth in multiple global companies over a 30-plus year career with demonstrated expertise in the capital markets, payments and fi nancial technology industries.


Harvey most recently served as the president and COO of Piper Jaffray Companies, an investment bank and asset management fi rm. Prior to that, he was chairman, CEO and president of Ceridian Corporation, a provider of human capital management services. In that capacity, he directed the operational split and ultimate sale of Ceridian’s payments division, Comdata.


Calypso Technology, an industry leading provider of cloud-enabled capital markets and investment management software and services, has announced that Didier Bouillard has joined as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors.


Based in London, Bouillard will oversee Calypso Technology as the company continues to expand its award-winning capabilities to lead the capital markets technology industry. Tom Gavin, who served as interim executive chairman, will return to his role as a member of the Board of Directors.


Bouillard has more than 20 years of experience successfully leading global capital markets technology companies. Prior to Calypso, Didier served as CEO of Ullink, a global provider of connectivity and trading services, contributing to multiple years of steady growth.


Umpqua Bank, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings Corporation, has announced that Tory Nixon has been promoted to senior executive vice president and chief banking offi cer. As Umpqua’s fi rst CBO, Nixon will oversee all customer-facing bank divisions and focus on creating a seamless, human-digital customer experience across the company’s retail, home lending, commercial and wealth management business lines.


Nixon’s promotion comes as Umpqua plans a bank-wide rollout in 2018 of its human-digital banking strategy, which it unveiled last autumn to redefi ne how people and businesses bank in the 21st century.


Stephens (pictured left) has had an extensive career in the banking and fi nance sector. He was previously CEO of Harrods Bank where he oversaw the bank’s strategic direction, including its recent sale to challenger bank Tandem. Prior to this, he spent seven years at Aldermore where, as a founding director, deputy CEO and group commercial director he was responsible for achieving business objectives and for portfolio acquisitions. He was also instrumental in Aldermore’s fl otation in 2015.


AvidXchange, a fi ntech provider of accounts payable and payment automation for midsize companies, has announced that Dan Drees has joined the company as chief growth offi cer, a new role created to facilitate ambitious and exciting growth. The CGO will have direct responsibility for the strategic direction, leadership and mentorship of the go-to-market organisation on a worldwide basis.


Drees is a senior fi ntech executive with more than 25 years of helping teams at Fortune 500 companies and fi nancial institutions, such as GE, Bank of America, Ally and Capital One, generate next-level growth. Most recently, Drees led the fraud and risk solutions business at Fiserv where he focused on enabling fi nancial institutions and their clients to reduce the cost and complexity associated with fraud and compliance through process automation and the use of next- generation data analytics.


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