Corlytics has appointed Lisa Miles-Heal as chief executive officer, effective June, as the Verdane-backed regulatory intelligence firm prepares for its next phase of international growth.
Miles-Heal brings nearly two decades of executive experience in technology-led businesses. Most recently, she oversaw the transition of accounting compliance company Silverfin from a founder-led business into a Visma group company. Her appointment gives Corlytics a CEO with experience in scaling specialist technology firms from smaller domestic markets into international businesses.
“Growing local champion technology businesses from smaller markets like Belgium and New Zealand into international success stories is something I’ve done before, and I see the same potential here,” Miles-Heal said. “Corlytics wins against slightly larger competitors by being better at what customers truly value – technology that solves hard problems, uncompromising quality and solution connectedness. The technology is proven, the client relationships are deep, and the market wants sophisticated AI enabled compliance solutions more than ever before. Working with our talented teams across the globe I’ll be making sure we capitalise on every bit of that.”
Founder Focuses on Product Leadership
The leadership change keeps founder John Byrne inside the executive team, with his role shifting towards product leadership while Miles-Heal takes on the chief executive remit.
Byrne has led Corlytics from an Irish start-up into a regulatory intelligence provider used by major financial institutions, with recent recognition as Category Leader in the 2025 Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Regulatory Intelligence Solutions. His role will now concentrate on the company’s technology direction, while Miles-Heal focuses on commercial scale, customer growth and international expansion.
Byrne said: “This transition may come to be seen not simply as a handover, but as the moment Corlytics moved from category leader to enduring market force.”
Scaling Regulatory Intelligence and AI Governance
Corlytics says its platform is used by 40% of the world’s top 30 systemically important financial institutions. Its regulatory work includes an FCA programme to develop an intelligent regulatory handbook and a separate engagement with FINRA in the United States. The appointment comes as financial institutions place greater emphasis on regulatory intelligence, controls mapping and AI-enabled compliance workflows. Corlytics has positioned its platform around regulatory data assets, risk and controls use cases, and compliance tooling that can help firms manage regulatory change with stronger evidence trails.
The company also points to its ISO 42001 certification as part of its AI governance credentials, saying the certification aligns its platform with the EU AI Act, the US NIST framework and OECD principles.
Miles-Heal’s priorities will include increasing customer value from Corlytics’ regulatory data assets, extending AI across company operations and supporting further growth in risk and controls.
Nils Vold, Partner at Verdane, framed the appointment as a scaling move. “This transition is a natural evolution for a business that’s ready to scale, and we’re confident that Lisa is exactly the right person to lead that next phase. Her track record of growing technology businesses across international markets speaks for itself and we’re excited about what this team is going to achieve together. Corlytics has always been a flagship investment for us, and a big part of that is down to John. What he’s built at Corlytics is something we’re incredibly proud to have supported.”
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