RE: Some interesting appointments!8 May 2019 08:19
HGC's vision is to incubate and unite emerging technology brands that are conceived to provide people with more meaningful experiences. In order to support this strategy, the Company is pleased to announce the following initiatives.
Anne Stratford, Chief Legal & Commercial Officer Anne has 20 years' experience in the financial services sector. She spent three years post qualification as a solicitor with Slaughter and May, before moving in-house with Cantor Fitzgerald, where she was ultimately appointed Chief Operating Officer of the retail derivatives division. She held this position for five years through the challenges of the global financial crisis and the following period of intense regulatory change and scrutiny.
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Tom Vandendooren, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer Tom joins the Company from Sentiance N.V. where he has been Chief Business Development Officer since 2016, focused on the Asia market. Prior to Sentiance, Tom held a number of senior commercial positions across a variety of industries and technology sectors, in both international corporate and start-up companies. Before joining Sentiance, Tom spent 11 years with Microsoft as regional business group lead in respect of multiple product lines.
Michael Kogeler, SVP Technology & Operations Michael joins the Company from Intralot S.A., a global leader in the gaming industry, where he was the Group COO responsible for global operations, the technology roadmap and the overall business growth strategy. Before Intralot, Michael worked for over 14 years at Microsoft where he held various executive international management and business strategy roles. His 26 years of overall professional experience also include working for companies like McKinsey & Company, KPMG and IBM Consulting. Michael brings a wealth of experience in building operations at a global scale and driving partnerships in fast-growing, emerging technologies and content driven businesses.
Manjit Ram, Interim Finance Director Manjit joins the Company with immediate effect, initially on an interim basis until the end of calendar 2019. Manjit has extensive capital markets, accounting and treasury function experience. Previously Manjit worked for 16 years at Man Financial, followed by a period as Head of Foreign Exchange and Treasury at SocGen Corporate and Investment Banking in London. Manjit is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
Follows last weeks appointment of Mike Power " is currently Chief Operations Officer, Technology & Operations at the Development Bank of Singapore Limited (DBS), one of Asia's largest banking groups. Mike leads the ongoing digital transformation within DBS across a team of 2,000+ dedicated members. DBS is recognised by global industry peers as having one of the most comprehensive digital transformation programmes for a bank, encompassing being digital to the core, journey thinking, culture change, and a methodology to quantify the financial i