The payments industry is regularly filled with a plethora of hirings and departures, Payment Expert’s recruitment round-up checks in with all the updates.
Volt confirms hiring of former Starling COO
Australia’s first neobank to receive an unrestricted ADI licence, Volt has unveiled the appointment of Julian Sawyer as an advisor.
He brings with him international banking experience across the UK and Europe as recently-appointed Managing Director (Europe) of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, and as co-founder and former Chief Operating Officer of UK neobank, Starling.
Humphreys appointment strengthens BMLL senior team
Data engineering and analytics firm BMLL Technologies confirmed the appointment of Paul Humphrey as Chief Executive Officer.
A senior executive with decades of experience in leading positions across the brokerage, banking, data and exchange world, Paul Humphrey joins BMLL Technologies to drive the scale up of the business and realise the firm’s mission to democratise access to granular market data and analytical products at speed and scale.
Humphrey said on his new role: “I am delighted to be joining BMLL at such an exciting time for the business. To receive the backing of Oceanwood, IQ Capital and Angel CoFund is clear evidence that the demand for quality market metrics and analytics to make sense of market trends and drive performance for market participants has never been more important.
“I look forward to working alongside our investors and our market leading clients. I am also tremendously proud to lead BMLL’s extremely experienced and capable management team to continue to scale our business and build on our success to date.”
Planixs elevates collateral capabilities with Applebee appointment
Planixs, the provider of real time, intraday cash, collateral and liquidity management solutions, has announced that it has appointed Nick Applebee to its Customer Leadership Team and to grow Collateral capabilities.
Speaking on his new role, he stated: “I am really excited to join Planixs and contribute towards the growth of its Collateral capability and join the Customer Leadership Team. Planixs has the leading capability in the cash, collateral and liquidity management space today and I am thrilled to be joining such a talented team.”
Darren McKenzie lands new role as MLC Wealth CTO
MLC Wealth has hired Darren McKenzie as Chief Technology and Operations Officer, effective March 2020.
He joins from RSA Insurance, where he was Chief Operating Officer UK and International for four years.
Chief Executive Officer of MLC Wealth, Geoff Lloyd said: “Darren is a highly accomplished executive with more than 20 years’ experience defining and delivering strategic transformation across technology and operations in financial services organisations.
“He is well regarded as a strong leader with an ability to create long-term customer-focused solutions to complex business challenges.”
