Tandem Bank has announced the appointment of Russell Strevens as its new chief technology officer (CTO).

Strevens joins the firm from Small World Financial Services, where he also served as CTO, leading global engineering, cybersecurity and technology teams. He also modernised the company’s core infrastructure and built a cloud-first architecture for efficiency and scale.

Prior to that, Strevens was chief executive at Bó, NatWest’s short-lived digital challenger bank, in where he grew the firm’s mobile banking platform from concept stage to having 10,000 users.

Strevens also spent nearly a decade at BT, rising to chief information officer for BT Consumer and shaping technology strategy across broadband, mobile, TV, digital services and cybersecurity.

In his new role, Strevens will carry out Tandem’s continued digital transformation, simplifying the bank’s propositions, improving the app’s capabilities and implementing the use of AI to improve both customer and employee experiences.

“Russell brings the energy, ambition and technological firepower we want at Tandem,” said Neil Chandler, chief executive of Tandem Bank. “He’s an expert at turning complex, cutting-edge tech into intuitive experiences for customers – across both challenger brands and big businesses.

“As we continue our journey towards being digital-first and delivering even more value for customers, we’re thrilled to have Russell on board.”

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