Napier Expands Leadership Team with Four Female Executives

<p>Napier, the
compliance technology company based in London, has made a significant move by
appointing four senior female leaders to its executive team. According to today's
(Wednesday's) update, the company hired new senior management in the fields of strategy,
customer service, marketing, and human resources.</p><p>Napier Presents New Faces
in the C-Suite</p><p>Joanna
Guthrie, the new Chief People Officer, is one of the four newly appointed
executives, bringing a rich background in human resources from the financial
services sector. Her experience spans roles at global banking giants like Citi
and HSBC where she has broad experience in risk and compliance.</p><p>Guthrie
officially joined the company in July 2023, having previously spent over nine
years at HSBC's London office, the last five of which were as the Global HR
Director.</p><p>Araliya
Samme steps in as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), bringing a decade of
experience in financial crime technology. She has previously led Financial
Crime solution business units at Featurespace and has consulted for Deloitte
and EY.</p><p>Samme has
been working with Napier since April. She initially started as a Market and
Product Strategy Advisor and was recently promoted to CSO in September.</p><p>Louise O'Connell,
the new Chief Customer Officer (CCO), has a track record of building and
leading large-scale global teams in both financial services and technology
sectors. With over 25 years of experience in operations, IT, and customer
service, O'Connell's focus will be to enhance long-term customer value and
experience.</p><p>O'Connell
was officially appointed as the CCO in August 2023, joining from Fenergo, where she
held the same position for four years. She had her longest tenure at CIT, where
she worked for over 13 years, from 2002 to 2013.</p><p>The last
executive, Rachael Tomaney, appointed as <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/tag/marketing/" target="_blank" rel="follow">Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)</a>, has specialized in B2B technology marketing in the banking and financial services
sectors. She has led marketing teams at ACI Worldwide and Featurespace,
focusing on building integrated marketing functions that drive growth.</p><p>"We
are excited to have Jo, Araliya, Rachael, and Louise join our senior leadership
team. Their diverse expertise will be crucial in propelling our company's
growth and innovation," Greg Watson, the CEO of Napier, commented.</p><p>Napier
specializes in RegTech, providing anti-money laundering and compliance software
to over 200 institutions worldwide. A few months ago, the digital challenger
bank Starling, headquartered in the UK, <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/forex/news-nuggets-18-july-binance-and-cs-to-cut-staff-big-banks-partner-on-fx-trading/" target="_blank" rel="follow">chose Napier</a> as its tech solution for
combating money laundering and financing of terrorism.</p>

This article was written by Damian Chmiel at www.financemagnates.com.