Big Four auditing firm EY reveals that two new partners have been added to its Banking Technology Consulting practice as the company responds to growing market demand and invests in growth.
The senior appointments come as the practice – which provides digital transformation services to banking institutions and other financial service providers – reports around 15% revenue growth during the last financial year, with a goal to double the size of the business in the next three years.
As mentioned in a blog post by EY, the new appointments include:
- Ian Oswald, to “lead digital transformation projects for EY’s largest banking clients” Ian has “over 17 years’ consulting experience and joins from IBM where he was a partner specializing in digital, payments and next generation banking for financial services institutions.”
- Carole Gentil to “lead EY banking’s end to end technology transformation projects.” Carole has “over 20 years’ experience in financial services consulting. Carole joins from Capgemini Invent, where she was Partner specializing in Digital Strategy and Transformation and formerly Head of Customer Experience.”
Paul Sparkes, UK Financial Services Consulting Leader at EY, stated:
“I am thrilled to have Ian and Carole join our talented and high performing consulting practice, as we progress with our ambitious growth plans. Both have a wealth of experience and expertise which will be crucial as we support our financial services clients through digital transformation journeys in the post Brexit, post COVID-19 world.”
Ian Oswald added:
“I am delighted to join EY at a time it is investing so heavily in banking technology expertise, and to start driving progress on some of the biggest digital transformation projects in the market. I am excited to continue building a best-in-class team focused on helping financial institutions navigate the increasingly complex and fast-moving digital environment they must operate within.”
Carole Gentil remarked:
“Having worked at EY as a consultant at the start of my career, it is hugely exciting to be to be re-joining as a partner, especially at a point of such confidence and growth for the consulting business. The financial services industry is facing a pivotal moment as it looks defiantly to the future following 18 months of pandemic-related challenge. I look forward to working with EY’s clients as they embark on and progress through their digital transformation journeys.”