Tagged: appointment

August 19, 2016 @ 9:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kimbia, the single-day crowdfunding event platform for nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions, announced on Friday it has appointed Mark Perkins as its new CEO. Prior to assuming his new role at Kimbia, Perkins assumed leadership roles at various companies, including Tenure Holdings and Leasing Group and… Read More

August 11, 2016 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, online lender to SMEs, OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK), announced it had appointed Gagan Kanjlia as Senior Vice President of Product. Before joining OnDeck, Kanjlia worked for Capital One, where he co-founded the Capital One Garage, a corporate internal incubator for Capital One Financial Services.  Kanjlia,… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 11:02 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mortgage marketplace, LendingHome, announced on Wednesday it had appointed Cynthia Chen as its new chief risk officer. Chen has over ten years of experience in providing risk and mortgage underwriting leadership and has held position at various financial institutions including Fannie Mae, Washington Mutual, Ally Bank, and… Read More

August 8, 2016 @ 12:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, marketplace lending platform, LendingUSA, announced it has appointed Brian Walby as its new vice president of sales. Walby previously worked as owner and managing director of RVC Consulting and has held executive and senior level positions at Experian Interactive Media and LendingTree. Sharing details… Read More

August 5, 2016 @ 11:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Elevate, a provider of innovative online credit solutions for non-prime consumers, announced on Thursday it appointed former GE executive director, Al Comeaux, as its new chief communication officer. Comeaux has nearly 30 years of digital and online communication experience and has led communication efforts at Sabre,… Read More

August 2, 2016 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform for music PledgeMusic has appointed former Sony Music executive, Adam Lekach, as its new senior vice president of marketing. Lekach has held various music positions and was recently vice president of media and partnerships at Mexican Summer. This news comes just as the website finalizes its NoiseTrade and… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

BlueVine, an online lender providing factoring finance, has hired Eric Sager as Chief Revenue Officer. Sager was formerly head of sales for Square. Simultaneously, BlueVine has increased their max credit line to $500,000 for invoice factoring and $50,000 for “flex credit.” Sager will be tasked… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa announced it has appointed Ronen Benchetrit as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The website shared this hire is considered a strategic hire for its fintech business. Ronen, which is bringing more than two decades of software and management expertise to Zopa… Read More

July 14, 2016 @ 9:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform Funding Circle announced this week it has appointed former CEO of Nomura International and EMEA, Jeremy Bennett as its new global chief financial officer.  According to Funding Circle, Bennett has more than thirty years of experience in financial service industry, working for Credit Suisse,… Read More

July 6, 2016 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform TruCrowd announced on Wednesday it has appointed former 1871 senior vice president, George Vukotich, Ph. D., as its new chief operating officer (COO). Vukotich is notably co-founder of TruCrowd and was recently appointed by State of Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to the Board of Trustees… Read More

July 1, 2016 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

British Business Bank announced on Friday the appointment of Neeta Atkar as a new board of director’s non-executive director. Atkar reportedly has over 25 years experience working in the financial services private and public sectors across a range of risk disciplines. Atkar is currently TSB Bank’s chief… Read More

June 30, 2016 @ 12:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, RealtyShares announced it has appointed Simon Morris as its new Chief Product Officer. The funding platform revealed Morris assumes responsibility for overseeing technology and product development.  According to RealtyShares, Morris has nearly two decades of leadership experience under his belt. Most recently, he served as the… Read More

June 22, 2016 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform CoAssets (NSX:CAX) announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Chew Siang Chee as its new CIO. Chee is known as winner of Asia’s Best Treasurer at the Corporate Treasurer Marquee Awards 2015 and has expertise in cross-border currency transactions. Chee, commented: “Prior to my… Read More

June 16, 2016 @ 1:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

British Business Bank Investments Ltd., the commercial arm of the British Business Bank, announced that it has appointed Catherine Lewis La Torres as its new CEO. Lewis La Torre joins the company from Cardano and has over thirty years’ experience in the private equity industry focused on investing in the… Read More

June 14, 2016 @ 2:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yirendai Ltd. (NYSE: YRD), an online consumer finance marketplace in China, announced on Monday that it has appointed Yang Cao as both chief operating and technology officer. The website revealed that Cao will lead its technology, product and engineering divisions and oversee business operations including customer acquisition, business development and… Read More

June 10, 2016 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Helsinki-based crowdfunding platform Invesdor announced that it has appointed Nordea Bank’s former employee, Thomas Petroff, as its new country manager for Finland. According to the funding portal, Petroff brings over 20 years of banking experience. Sharing details about the appointment, Invesdor CEO Lasse Mäkelä explained: “We… Read More

June 9, 2016 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, crowdfunding platform NakedWines announced that it has appointed Antonio Trevino as its new U.S. wine and technology director. Trevino was previously chief production officer and director of winemaking at Purple Wines and Spirits, where he managed the U.S. wine portfolio and guided global strategy. He… Read More

June 8, 2016 @ 10:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, marketplace lending platform, LendingUSA, announced that it has appointed Richard Escarcega as its new senior controller. Escarcega notably has 20 years of accounting experience and will be reporting to Camilo Concha, founder and CEO of LendingUSA. According to LendingUSA, Escarcega will oversee the day-to-day accounting… Read More

May 26, 2016 @ 9:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Backed, Inc., an online lending platform for personal loans, announced on Thursday that it has appointed Tal Yatsiv as its new CEO. Yatsiv joins the company having formerly been the CEO of Aniboom and a vice president of equity derivatives at J.P. Morgan. Yatsiv stated: “I’ve been truly impressed… Read More

May 16, 2016 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, New Zealand’s peer-to-peer lending platform Harmoney announced that it has appointed current director David Flacks as its chair of the board and Stuart McLean will join the board as a director. According to the website, Flacks was named an independent director of Harmoney’s board just two… Read More