Taskize Appoints Ben Pielow as Senior Sales Executive

Taskize, the Euroclear-owned investment operations platform, has announced the return of Ben Pielow as Senior Sales Executive. Based in London, Pielow is tasked with driving global growth for the fintech firm. He returns to the company with nearly 20 years of experience in market infrastructure, having previously served as Taskize’s head of new business sales for four years.

Pielow joins from Genesis Global, where he was Director of Strategic Accounts. His career in the fintech and capital markets sectors includes significant roles at Smart Communications, Duco, and SmartStream Technologies. His background is defined by a strong focus on sales strategy and client development, particularly through his previous work with tier-one custodian banks.

In his new role, Pielow will leverage this extensive industry expertise to expand Taskize’s international footprint. His appointment highlights the company’s commitment to strengthening its leadership team as it continues to scale its collaboration services within the financial services industry.

Innovative Systems Appoints London-Based Revenue Chief

Data quality and AML compliance technology provider Innovative Systems appointed Ben Sher as chief revenue officer to lead global revenue strategy and commercial expansion.

Sher previously spent more than 20 years in fintech and enterprise software roles, most recently serving as managing director and head of sales for EMEA at SimCorp.

Based in Innovative Systems’ London office, he reports to the chief operating officer and manages sales, go-to-market operations and partnerships.

The company said that Sher has experience scaling international go-to-market operations and leading enterprise sales.

Trading Technologies Appoints Reena Raichura as Chief Product Officer

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) has promoted Reena Raichura to Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer. Raichura, who previously served as Managing Director of Core Platform Product Management since joining the firm in May 2024, will relocate from Singapore to TT’s Chicago headquarters. Reporting to Jason Shaffer, she is responsible for driving the firm’s platform strategy and overseeing product planning and go-to-market execution.

With over 25 years of experience in capital markets and technology, Raichura has held senior positions at major institutions including J.P. Morgan, ION Fidessa, and Exane BNP Paribas. She is a recognized industry figure, having been named “Fintech Person of the Year” in 2023, and currently serves as a Non-Executive Director at the FTSE 250 firm Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC.

Raichura holds a Master of Science in Information, Systems and Technology from City St. George’s, University of London. Her appointment is intended to strengthen TT’s product discipline as the company continues to evolve its global capital markets technology platform.

ClearToken Strengthens Leadership Team with Senior Executive Appointments

ClearToken, the digital financial market infrastructure provider, has appointed Mark Williamson as Chief Commercial Officer and Chris Smith as Chief Operating Officer. These additions to the leadership team follow the recent hires of a Group Chief Risk Officer and Chief Legal Officer, marking a significant expansion of the firm’s executive capabilities as it transitions toward live service operations.

Mark Williamson joins with 35 years of experience in banking and digital transformation, having previously served as Global Head of FX & Precious Metals and Digital Assets at HSBC. In his new role, he will oversee product management, sales, marketing, and strategy. Chris Smith, who transitions to COO after helping shape the company’s regulatory foundations, brings 25 years of expertise in post-trade operations. His background includes serving as Interim COO of LME Clear, and he will now lead ClearToken’s operational delivery and execution.

These appointments follow a period of rapid growth for the firm at the end of 2025, during which it secured FCA authorisation, partnered with Nasdaq for technology, and launched its CT Settle platform. The company is currently progressing through the formal application process to become an authorised Central Counterparty (CCP) under Bank of England supervision, aiming to provide traditional clearing and settlement standards for the digital asset market.

Kaizen RegTech Group Refines Leadership Roles to Support Continued Growth

Kaizen RegTech Group has adjusted leadership responsibilities within its existing structure as the business scales across regulatory reporting and related services. Dario Crispini remains Group Chief Executive Officer, retaining responsibility for overall strategy and growth, while continuing to lead regulatory reporting product development and innovation and staying closely engaged with clients and market initiatives.

As part of the changes, Michael Leach has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Kaizen Reporting, the group’s core regulatory reporting business. The shift reflects a clearer separation between group-level strategy and the day-to-day leadership of the reporting business as it enters its next phase of development. Crispini described the rationale for the change, stating: “As Kaizen continues to grow, it’s important that we align leadership focus with how the business is evolving. This change allows me to spend more time on group strategy, innovation and client relationships, while Mike leads Kaizen Reporting through its next phase of growth. Mike has been a key part of shaping our commercial direction, and I know the business is in great hands.”

Kaizen Reporting was founded in 2013 and initially focused on automated quality assurance for regulatory reporting. Since then, it has expanded its product set and client base significantly, with adoption across a broad range of financial institutions. Leach joined the firm as Chief Revenue Officer in June 2025, following senior roles at London Stock Exchange Group, where he was involved in the development of UnaVista, now LSEG Regulatory Reporting Solutions.

Commenting on his new role, Leach said: “Kaizen Reporting has an incredibly strong foundation, a clear strategy, and a talented team. I’m excited to lead the business, support our clients, and drive the next phase of growth through continued investment in technology, innovation, and delivery excellence.” The leadership update follows a series of senior appointments, including James Crow as Chief Technology Officer and the addition of Chris Childs and Tim Keady as strategic advisors, underscoring the group’s continued emphasis on technology, execution, and client delivery.

ThetaRay Names Brad Levy CEO as AI Becomes Core to Financial Crime Compliance

ThetaRay has appointed Brad Levy as Chief Executive Officer, marking a leadership transition as the firm moves into its next phase of growth in AI-driven financial crime compliance. Levy joins from Symphony, where he led one of the financial sector’s most widely adopted market infrastructure platforms, and brings long-standing experience in scaling mission-critical technology across global financial institutions.

The appointment comes as banks and FinTechs increasingly reassess their transaction monitoring and due-diligence architectures in response to rising volumes, cross-border complexity, and more sophisticated financial crime typologies. ThetaRay has positioned its Cognitive AI platform as a response to these pressures, focusing on anomaly detection and behavioural analysis across complex transaction flows.

Levy’s background spans multiple generations of financial market infrastructure. Most recently, he served as CEO of Symphony, the secure collaboration platform established by a consortium of global banks and used by hundreds of thousands of financial professionals worldwide. Before that, he held senior leadership roles at IHS Markit, including CEO of MarkitSERV, and spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs, ultimately as Managing Director and Global Head of the Principal Strategic Investments Group.

Reflecting on the industry context behind the move, Levy said:

“The industry is reaching a tipping point, where AI is no longer optional but foundational. My focus is on scaling this platform globally, deepening our partnerships with financial institutions, and embedding compliance as a strategic capability that drives sustainable growth.”

Levy succeeds Peter Reynolds, who has led ThetaRay since June 2023. During that period, the company expanded its enterprise customer base and broadened its product coverage across transaction monitoring and transaction due diligence. Reynolds is stepping down for family reasons and will remain involved in an advisory capacity during a defined transition period.

From a governance and execution perspective, the board views the transition as aligned with ThetaRay’s current stage of development. Chairman Erel Margalit described the shift as one of emphasis rather than direction, noting that the company has reached a point where scale and operational execution are increasingly central. As Margalit put it:

“We have reached a moment where scale, execution, and global impact matter more than ever.”

ThetaRay is backed by a group of global investors including JVP and Portage, reflecting continued investor interest in applied AI platforms focused on regulated financial services use cases. As regulatory scrutiny of transaction monitoring effectiveness and explainability continues to intensify across jurisdictions, the company’s next phase under Levy is expected to focus on broader deployment, deeper institutional integration, and operational resilience at scale.

Innovative Systems Appoints Regional Heads to Scale its Global Partner Ecosystem

Innovative Systems is expanding how it works with partners as part of its next phase of growth, appointing two regional leaders to coordinate and develop its partner ecosystem across the Americas and EMEA.

The company’s partner strategy now centres on tighter collaboration with data providers, orchestration platforms, systems integrators, core technology platforms embedded within FinScan solutions, and strategic partners involved in joint go-to-market and cross-sell initiatives. This shift reflects an emphasis on using partnerships to extend capability and delivery rather than treating them as standalone channels.

As Chief Operating Officer Deborah Overdeput explains, “A strong, well-coordinated partner network is a critical pillar of our growth strategy.” She adds that partners help the company “extend our reach, strengthen our value proposition, accelerate time to market, and enable us to deliver more value to clients together.”

To lead this effort in the Americas, Craig Lippmann has joined as Head of Partnerships. He brings more than 20 years of experience building partner ecosystems across SaaS, fintech, and compliance markets. His background includes alliance and go-to-market leadership roles at Computer Services, Inc. (CSI), Alessa, and Thomson Reuters, where he focused on designing scalable partner programs and integrating them into broader growth strategies.

In EMEA, Steve Emecz has been appointed Head of Partnerships, working in a hybrid capacity from the company’s London office. His experience spans partner and alliance leadership across fintech and technology, with prior roles at Tungsten Automation and Xerox. His work has centred on aligning platform providers, integrators, and technology partners around shared commercial and delivery goals.

Lippmann and Emecz will work closely with sales, product, marketing, and operations teams to embed partner activity into the company’s core go-to-market approach. Their remit includes aligning partner initiatives with customer outcomes and long-term business objectives, rather than treating partnerships as parallel efforts.

Looking ahead, Overdeput said the company views this leadership structure as foundational: “We are excited about the leadership, structure, and momentum Craig and Steve will bring to our partner strategy.” She added, “As we continue to scale globally, our partners will remain essential to how we innovate, deliver, and win in the market.”

GRI Names New Chair of Standards Board

The Global Reporting Initiative has appointed Susanne Stormer as chair of the Global Sustainability Standards Board to oversee the setting of GRI Standards. , GRI provides sustainability reporting standards for companies.
Stormer previously served as a Partner at PwC Denmark for four years and as Vice President of Corporate Sustainability at Novo Nordisk for 13 years.

The three-year term begins on April 1 when she will begin leading the 15-member voluntary body responsible for the technical development of global reporting requirements.

Stormer said her focus is to promote consistent and comparable data for management reporting and transparency regarding environmental, social, and economic impacts.

ClearToken Appoints Kristi Tange as Group Chief Risk Officer and Clare Weaver as Chief Legal Officer

ClearToken has announced two significant appointments to its Senior Leadership Team to strengthen its risk and legal functions. Kristi Tange has been named Group Chief Risk Officer, where she will oversee governance, risk, compliance, and regulatory relations. Tange brings nearly 30 years of experience from Goldman Sachs, having worked across the US, UK, and Japan. Her background includes serving as Global Head of Operational Risk and Resilience, where she led strategic improvements to UK resilience programmes, as well as holding senior roles in recovery planning and enterprise risk.

Clare Weaver has been appointed Chief Legal Officer, having previously served as ClearToken’s Head of Legal & Regulatory and Company Secretary since the firm’s inception in 2023. Weaver will now lead the Group’s legal affairs and provide strategic advisory support to the CEO and Boards. With over 20 years of experience in corporate, commercial, and fintech law, she previously established the legal function for the Nomura Digital Office and served as the founding interim Chief Legal Officer of Laser Digital.

Rimes Names New Executive to Helm Commercial Development

Rimes has appointed Kieran Kennedy as Chief Revenue Officer to oversee commercial evolution at enterprise data management and investment intelligence provider.

Kennedy previously served as Global Vice President of Data Cloud Product Partnerships at Snowflake and spent 30 years at FactSet in roles across global sales, product development and strategic partnerships.

The position involves managing client requirements for governed data across artificial intelligence models and cloud ecosystems within the Rimes team.

Kennedy said that he provides the data intelligence expertise needed to deliver transformation at scale as firms shift toward activating intelligence.

“Rimes is at the centre of one of the industry’s most important transformations, as firms shift from merely managing data to activating intelligence,” Kennedy said. “As clients navigate unprecedented complexity across diverse data sources, AI models and cloud ecosystems, they need trusted, governed, interoperable data to deploy AI safely and effectively.”