Privalgo reveals that it has appointed Martin Griffiths as a non-executive Director and Board member.
With a 30-year career focused on banking and corporate foreign exchange, Martin will “bring his experience and knowledge to Privalgo’s Executive Team, helping the business with its strategic development,” according to a release shared with CI.
In his 12 years at Barclays Corporate Banking, Martin helped “build and lead the UK’s largest banking team. It facilitated and supported FX, payments, risk management and lending for the world’s leading FinTech firms,” the announcement revealed.
Martin has held senior management roles within three of the United Kingdom’s largest banking institutions, including Barclays, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB Plc.
Working with Privalgo’s Directors in an advisory capacity, Martin will be providing “seasoned guidance on the company’s strategic growth going forward.” He will be working to help with optimizing every department across Privalgo, which reportedly includes the Executive Team, Marketing, Partnerships and Front of House.
Daniel Biggs, MD at Privalgo, stated:
“I am very pleased to announce that Martin is joining the board at Privalgo, and we look forward to working with him. Martin brings an exceptional level of transactional banking and payments experience, which will support the ambitious development of our businesses. During his banking career, Martin worked with many of the companies in the FinTech sphere. This breadth of experience and perspective will provide the Executive Team with extremely valuable insights as we continue with the strategic growth of Privalgo”
Martin Griffiths remarked:
“I am thrilled to be joining the board at Privalgo at such an exciting point in their journey. Daniel and his team have built a business with very solid foundations through great people, technology and risk management. This has been achieved through some of the most challenging times the industry has ever faced and they are poised to make significant strides forward over the next few years. I am excited to be working with the Directors and Senior Team in developing and enhancing the next stage of the business’s strategic plans and goals”
As mentioned in the release, Privalgo is a fast-growing foreign exchange and global payments firm. It aims to leverage the latest technology, best exchange rates and a high level of personal service. The Fintech firm assists businesses and individuals with their international transfers.