Financial services technology consultant GFT has appointed David Collins as head of financial services for the pan-Atlantic region.
Collins will work on developing new products, engaging with new customers and improving relationships with existing ones, for the UK, US and Canadian markets.
According to GFS, the appointment is part of a strategy to improve services for clients in these regions.
Collins joins from Sapient, where he was a ‘change agent’ working on digital transformation in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) division. Previously, he was CEO of SDX Trading and also chief marketing officer at SuperDerivatives.
Gareth Richardson, managing director at GFT, commented: “We are thrilled to have David on board and we are eager to utilise his broad range of skills, gained from his wide experience in the financial services sector.”
Collins said: “Having recently led a project to change and develop the EMEA division of Sapient, I am eager to bring the skills that I have gained, and the experiences that I encountered in this process, to continue GFT’s progression as the largest scale consultancy focused on financial services.”
