{"id":568808,"date":"2025-06-23T10:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/?post_type=ibsi_news&#038;p=568808"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:56:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T09:56:43","slug":"finastra-appoints-executives-to-accelerate-growth-and-customer-success","status":"publish","type":"ibsi_news","link":"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/finastra-appoints-executives-to-accelerate-growth-and-customer-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Finastra appoints Executives to accelerate growth and customer success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-568809 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/finastra_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Finastra\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/finastra_logo.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/finastra_logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/finastra_logo-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finastra.com\/\">Finastra<\/a>, a financial services software company, has announced new leadership hires to drive its growth plans and improve the <a href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/finastras-filogix-adds-gen-ai-tools-for-mortgage-brokers\/\">customer<\/a> experience.<\/p>\n<p>These key leadership additions sharpen its focus on innovation, operational agility, and long-term value creation. With new leaders bringing deep expertise in technology, communications, and business operations, the company delivers next-generation, secure, and customer-centric financial solutions across markets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Walters, CEO at Finastra<\/strong>, said, \u201cAs Finastra is entering a transformative phase, grounded in our core values of customer-first thinking, cultural excellence, and accelerated innovation. We continue to evolve alongside the financial services ecosystem. These new leaders bring the capabilities and vision to help us execute with greater speed, intelligence, and strategic clarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New Executive Appointments: Driving Finastra\u2019s Growth and Innovation<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Don Baptiste \u2013 Chief Operating Officer<\/strong><br \/>\nDon brings extensive global experience in operational transformation and enterprise performance. As COO, he will oversee key growth levers, including advanced analytics, customer insights, cross-sell strategies, global partnerships, sales operations, and strategic program delivery. His leadership will be instrumental in scaling Finastra\u2019s operating model for efficiency and excellence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shirley Powell \u2013 Head of Strategic Communications<\/strong><br \/>\nA seasoned strategist in corporate and executive communications, Shirley will lead Finastra\u2019s global narrative and stakeholder engagement. Reporting directly to the CEO, she will ensure alignment, transparency, and impact across internal and external communications as the company deepens its relationships across the industry.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mike Stawchansky \u2013 Chief Technology Officer\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a broadened mandate, Mike will spearhead the development of a unified technology hub, fostering collaboration across product teams to deliver agile, secure, and future-ready platforms. His vision will guide Finastra\u2019s continued investment in open banking, embedded finance, and the transformative potential of Generative AI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The appointments underscore Finastra\u2019s commitment to building a leadership bench capable of delivering at scale while staying laser-focused on the evolving needs of its customers. From streamlining operational workflows to accelerating cloud-native deployments and AI-driven solutions, the leadership team will champion innovation that is intuitive, scalable, and aligned with the industry&#8217;s regulatory and digital demands.<\/p>\n<p>As a continued investment in talent and technology, the company is positioning as the trusted digital core for financial institutions worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35851,"featured_media":568809,"parent":0,"template":"","categories":[11395,41779,11382,11376,42764,11379,35279,41795,11384],"tags":[12663,11668,12004,11438,12269,11515,11418,12801,21094,11406],"class_list":["post-568808","ibsi_news","type-ibsi_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analytics","category-banktech","category-cloud","category-digital-banking","category-digital-payments","category-lending","category-loans","category-mobile-banking","category-payments","tag-ai","tag-cross-border-payments","tag-digital-lending","tag-digital-payments","tag-finastra","tag-fintech","tag-instant-payments","tag-payments","tag-software","tag-uk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Finastra appoints Executives to accelerate growth<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Finastra, a financial services software company, has announced new leadership hires to drive its growth plans.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ibsintelligence.com\/ibsi-news\/finastra-appoints-executives-to-accelerate-growth-and-customer-success\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Finastra appoints Executives to accelerate growth and customer success\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"IBS Intelligence (IBSi) is the world\u2019s only pure-play Financial Technology focused research, advisory, and fintech news analysis firm, with a 30-year track record and clients globally. 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