Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has announced the hire of Mark Holloway as chief information and technology officer.

The company, which provides financial services to SMEs, said that the move forms part of its wider growth strategy to combine people and technology to support businesses around the world.

Holloway joins BFS from Ashman, where he was founder member and chief technology officer.

He built the digital start-up from pre-seed through to multiple funding rounds, eventually securing a UK banking licence.

Prior to this, Holloway held several senior technology roles at Maple Securities UK and Intelligent Financial Systems Limited, as well as regulatory and strategic advisory positions for Strategic Insight’s LiquidMetrix service.

“Our strategy is firmly focused on accelerating our growth by empowering our people with technology to deliver value to our customers, colleagues and communities,” said Richard Olver, chief operating officer, BFS. “Mark has a strong track record of building, optimising and leading high-performing teams to deliver significant IT and digital change initiatives, so we’re delighted to welcome him to the team.”

BFS currently has more than 1,000 employees throughout Europe and in Asia, supporting more than 8,500 businesses across its Invoice Finance, Asset Finance and FX solutions.

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