UK’s Atom Bank has reportedly appointed Andy Sturrock as the banking platform’s new Chief Technologist.
Andy joins Atom from BP plc, where he ran the firm’s Digital Consumer Channels and Offers teams, including the BPMe app and loyalty schemes.
During his time working at BP, Andy introduced various new methodologies and technologies such as Agile, DevOps and the Cloud, first in the trading business, before introducing them out across the entire firm.
Before this role, Andy worked at Bank of America (BoA), as a Director in Global Markets and Research Technology, as well as Global Payments and International Branch Technology.
Andy will now be responsible for leading on developing Atom’s Cloud-enabled banking platform, giving the banking institution the option to develop innovative products and services at scale/speed and provide real value for both clients and investors.
Andy’s immediate plans reportedly include an update of the existing Core banking platform, which should improve Atom’s ability to transform banking for the better across personal savings, mortgages and business banking divisions.
As noted in the announcement, Andy will also continue to enhance Atom’s automation capabilities, for clients and within the tech team and bank.
Andy Sturrock, CTO at Atom, stated:
“I am delighted to be joining Atom. I have been really impressed with what the tech team has achieved so far, through its digitally native, low cost, cloud technology platform. I’m looking forward to developing Atom’s technology and taking it to the next level, putting automation and data at the core of our systems and building new products and services at speed to support customers even more effectively.”
Mark Mullen, Chief Executive Officer at Atom, remarked:
“Andy brings significant experience implementing innovative technological solutions. We are confident that he will be a valuable addition to our tech team, creating real value for customers. As the UK faces a significant squeeze in the cost of living, our highly efficient digital banking machine can help our customers make the most of their savings, while keeping borrowing costs to a minimum.”
