Swift appoints Dalaet as Chief Product Officer
04 September 2025 Belgium
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Swift, a global member owned cooperative and a provider of secure financial messaging services, has appointed Thomas Delaet as chief product officer.
Delaet joins Swift from McKinsey & Company, where he spent 14 years working with financial institutions to drive technology transformation and enable faster innovation.
He will lead Swift’s product group, and according to the firm, will deliver enhanced services that Swift’s community can use to provide frictionless experience through new data and technology solutions and emerging digital assets.
Delaet’s experience includes transforming operating models, architecture and cloud transformations, along with software engineering transformation, specifically tailored to the needs of mission-critical infrastructure providers.
Javier Pérez-Tasso, CEO of Swift, says: “Thomas’ leadership and broad expertise working with the financial industry on digital and technology transformation initiatives is a strong addition to Swift as we continue to support the industry’s transition to the new financial ecosystem.
“I’m looking forward to the experience Thomas will bring to Swift’s leadership team.”
Commenting on his appointment, Delaet adds: “I’m excited to be joining Swift at such a pivotal moment for the industry.
“I look forward to working with our teams and customers to deliver products and meaningful innovation that enable the industry to continue to rely on Swift for secure and seamless cross-border finance.”
Delaet joins Swift from McKinsey & Company, where he spent 14 years working with financial institutions to drive technology transformation and enable faster innovation.
He will lead Swift’s product group, and according to the firm, will deliver enhanced services that Swift’s community can use to provide frictionless experience through new data and technology solutions and emerging digital assets.
Delaet’s experience includes transforming operating models, architecture and cloud transformations, along with software engineering transformation, specifically tailored to the needs of mission-critical infrastructure providers.
Javier Pérez-Tasso, CEO of Swift, says: “Thomas’ leadership and broad expertise working with the financial industry on digital and technology transformation initiatives is a strong addition to Swift as we continue to support the industry’s transition to the new financial ecosystem.
“I’m looking forward to the experience Thomas will bring to Swift’s leadership team.”
Commenting on his appointment, Delaet adds: “I’m excited to be joining Swift at such a pivotal moment for the industry.
“I look forward to working with our teams and customers to deliver products and meaningful innovation that enable the industry to continue to rely on Swift for secure and seamless cross-border finance.”
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