The latest movers and shakers across the fintech industry
1. Frankie Woodhead
Job From: 10x Banking
Job To: The Bank of London
“I’m honoured to take on this role at such a key time for the industry and the growing bank”
Our first mover of the month is Frankie Woodhead, who joins The Bank of London (BoL) as its new Chief Product Officer. In his new role, Woodhead is charged with overseeing product vision, development and delivery across the UK Bank and wider group.
With 15 years of industry experience in senior financial leadership across corporate, business and retail banking, Woodhead is well positioned to drive new developments at BoL. He joins from 10x Banking, where he was both a Vice President and General Manager. This came after a long tenure at Barclays, where he held a string of product director positions spanning SME lending, growth, authentication, payments and customer servicing.
On his appointment, Woodhead said: “Having seen the direct client and customer impact of financial crises, it’s clear the world of banking needs to be fundamentally changed to be safer and more transparent.
“Not lending, investing or leveraging any deposits makes The Bank of London a safer home by design for client and customer money. The bank has a bold vision and a product roadmap to completely change the banking landscape. I look forward to working with the team in delivering it.”
2. Shannon Johnston
Job From: Global Payments
Job To: Global Payments
Shannon Johnston is the new Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Global Payments. She takes over from Guido Sacchi, who retired at the end of 2023. Holding several technology leadership roles since joining Global Payments in 2016, Johnston was most recently the company’s Deputy CIO and Chief Digital Officer.
Sacchi leaves his position after almost 13 years at the company. He will continue to serve, though, as a Strategic Advisor at Global Payments through February 2024.
Speaking on his retirement and handing over to Johnston, Sacchi said: “I am immensely proud of my tenure at Global Payments and excited to hand over the reins to my esteemed colleague. Shannon and I have worked closely for many years, and she is uniquely qualified to lead the technology organisation for years to come.”
Johnston added: “Guido has served as a mentor for a long time. It has been a privilege to work with such a remarkable technology leader during pivotal periods throughout my career.”
3. Katie Franzen
Job From: Accenture
Job To: Kin + Carta
Katie Franzen is the newest member of Kin + Carta’s financial services practice. She joins as VP of Business Development, marking a key appointment in the consultancy’s strategy to grow its financial services practice. Franzen joins from Accenture, where she led the Microsoft business group and parts of its insurance portfolio. Now, her remit includes building out and growing the Kin + Carta’s financial services portfolio and bringing her expertise to a strategic, targeted approach in this sector.
4. Vathany Vijayaratna
Job From: Head of Non-Financial Risk for the Investment Bank, Deutsche Bank
Job To: CEO, UK and Ireland, Deutsche Bank
Vathany Vijayaratna is Deutsche Bank’s new CEO for the UK and Ireland. In her new role, she will oversee the bank’s operations in the region and take responsibility for further developing the franchise. Having most recently served as the bank’s Head of Non-Financial Risk for the Investment Bank from 2022 to 2023, and before that as Global Head of FIC Structuring for almost 20 years, Vijayaratna brings a wealth of internal experience with her to this new post.
5. Brian Dammeir
Job From: Global Head of Unified Commerce, Adyen
Job To: Head of Europe, Plaid
Brian Dammeir has been appointed Head of Europe at Plaid. Previously Global Head of Unified Commerce at Adyen, Dammeir joins Plaid to spearhead its strategy and growth in the region. Per the role, he will focus on driving meaningful outcomes for Plaid’s European customers, leveraging its products across payments, lending and open finance.
6. Mariano Albera
Job From: SVP of Engineering, Checkout.com
Job To: Chief Technology Officer, Checkout.com
Checkout.com has appointed Mariano Albera as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Working at the company for over three years, Albera was previously SVP of Engineering before taking over as CTO. In his new role, Albera will accelerate the evolution of Checkout.com’s platform and focus on offering merchants high-performance payments.
7. Nick Middleton
Job From: Account Director, Form 3
Job To: Strategic Account Director for Partnerships, Moneyhub
Moneyhub has announced Nick Middleton as its new Strategic Account Director within its Partnerships division. Middleton brings with him a wealth of experience in payments and open banking strategy, having delivered major transformation projects including industry-leading payments infrastructure. He joins from Form 3, where he led the company's growth in the UK market.
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