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Validus’s CTO Hire Signals Push for Scalable, Integrated Risk Solutions

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Validus Risk Management is deepening its technical leadership as it extends its footprint across Asia, Europe and North America. In June 2025 the firm appointed Daniel Johnson as Chief Technology Officer, charging him with shaping a unified technology strategy to support rapid scale-up and feature development. This move follows a $45 million growth equity injection from FTV Capital in February, earmarked for go-to-market acceleration and bolstering product innovation across Validus’s risk-management platform.

Daniel Johnson joins from Hargreaves Lansdown, where he spent four years as Chief Digital Platforms Officer, and brings over 15 years of experience guiding both fast-growing software businesses and established online platforms toward greater efficiency and resilience. “I’m delighted to be joining Validus at such an exciting time for the business. I look forward to working with the team to continue driving product innovation and leading the firm’s ongoing development from a technology perspective,” he said.

Analysts observe that leaders with a track record in digital-platform scale-up can shorten development cycles and improve system robustness—capabilities especially valuable as financial-services firms demand more integrated, cloud-native risk tools. Alongside Daniel’s arrival, Validus has opened a new office in Singapore and named Shawn Koh as Head of Asia Client Coverage, underscoring its commitment to on-the-ground support amid rising compliance and market-risk requirements in the APAC region.

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