Gender diversity in global senior Tech Services moves is healthy, but the gender hiring gap refuses to move TALNT is Sheffield Haworth’s proprietary AI-driven platform for tracking executive moves, which gathers and analyses all publicly-announced senior moves sourced from 3000+ reputable public sources around the globe.This inSights report reviews all the top senior moves across the Tech Services sector, which includes Telecoms Cloud services Cyber security Tech consulting Digital transformation Hosting and infrastructureAs well as analysing talent trends across the three key global regions of Americas, APAC, and EMEA, looking for any clear trends in gender diversity. Tech Services appointed more women to senior roles than average in the last 14 monthsimage.png 59.31 KB Although it’s not a like-for-like comparison, between January 2022 and February 2023, the Tech Services sector made more female senior appointments than the cross-industry global average for 2022, at 24.7% versus 20.5%. Tech services is one of the few global sectors where senior female appointments account for more than a quarter of senior hires.That said, the gender gap within the sector doesn’t seem to be improving – not according to the publicly-available statistics:image.png 65.48 KB If anything, the chart above shows that the gap only increases whenever overall demand increases. image.png 72.47 KB When it comes to the top hiring companies in the sector, the trends are more heartening. As the chart above shows, the majority of the top 10 hiring companies appointed a higher proportion of female senior talent than the sector average. This suggests that the leading companies may be setting a good example for the rest of the sector to follow. image.png 80.2 KBFollowed by the Americas and APAC regions, where the proportions are overall very similar: image.png 114.27 KB Gender diversity of top Tech Services C-suite roles in the past 14 months image.png 104.08 KBAgain, on a global level, the most in-demand roles show a healthy proportion of female appointments. Alongside those functions that traditionally see higher female participation across sectors – such as Chief People Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer – it is nice to see healthy representation for female talent in the less common roles of Chief Product Officer and Chief Information Officer.Taking a deeper dive into the numbers on a regional level, we see again some variation between the Americas and EMEA on the top C-suite roles, while the numbers in APAC were too small to see any statistical significance when it comes to gender: image.png 88.17 KB It is worth noting that, when analysing by C-suite role, the Americas region appears to be hiring a higher proportion of women than the EMEA region:image.png 214.34 KB

First two months of 2023 see dramatic uptick in senior tech services appointmentsTALNT is Sheffield Haworth’s proprietary AI-driven platform for tracking executive moves, which gathers and analyses all publicly-announced senior moves sourced from 3000+ reputable public sources around the globe.This inSights report reviews all the top senior moves across the Tech Services sector, which includesTelecoms Cloud servicesCyber securityTech consultingDigital transformationHosting and infrastructureAs well as analysing talent trends across the three key global regions of Americas, APAC, and EMEA.Tech services senior moves have seen a sharp uptick in the first two months of this year image.png 50.3 KBLooking at the chart above, demand for senor talent across the tech services sector was robust throughout 2022, saving for a marked dip in demand in September of that year.  image.png 65.54 KBRegionally, the story is that senior moves in the Americas region remain much higher than EMEA or APAC, while demand in EMEA is slightly higher than APAC – at least, according to the publicly available sources. Significantly, the above chart shows a sharp increase in senior moves in all three major regions in January and February of this year. That said, the chart also shows a steady rise in demand for senior talent in Americas throughout the period. The more dramatic story is the rapid rise in demand for talent across all regions in the first two months of 2023. Let’s take a deeper dive into that: image.png 118.05 KBThe chart above shows a sharp increase in demand for talent within the sub-sectors of Telecoms, Cloud Services, and Cyber. It makes sense for demand for these three sectors to rise in step together, as they are a natural fit. At the same time, the corresponding rapid increase in Tech Consulting talent moves may be linked or coincidental. Some have speculated that this increase may be related somehow to the explosion in publicity and use of Microsoft’s ChatGPT AI technology. At present, any link remains speculative, but it is worth keeping an eye on this and other tech trends to see how they may impact upon overall demand for services longer term.  image.png 74.03 KBThe chart above shows the same sub-sector data in bubble chart form, as one way of seeing the same trends more clearly. In this chart, the rise in demand at the beginning of this clear is absolutely clear. Top tech services companies by senior moves  image.png 38.39 KBThe chart above shows which companies have hired the most senior talent between January 2022 and February of this year. When we take a deeper dive into this data by region, we see that the two companies who hired the most senior talent globally were based in EMEA (MTN) and APAC (Wipro). Indeed, even though the Americas dominates when it comes to tech services senior moves, when it comes to the top companies, the numbers are more evenly split, as we can see by the charts below: image.png 63.4 KB Top 10 senior roles in tech services image.png 39.51 KBGlobally, as is the case in most of the sectors we cover on TALNT, CEO roles dominated the list of C-suite roles appointed between January 2022 and February 2023. That CFOs came in second, followed by COOs is also unsurprising. When we take a look at the regional picture, it becomes a little more interesting, because, whereas US-based firms have been hiring across multiple C-suite roles: image.png 83.31 KB In EMEA and APAC, the hiring has been concentrated almost exclusively within those top three roles, with the rest of the C-suite barely getting a look in – especially in EMEA. This trend certainly suggests that the Americas is the more active – and perhaps also the more developed – talent market of the three regions. 

Top 10 Executive Moves: FinTechIn the past month, TALNT has collected over a thousand people moves across a large variety of industries. Here are the Top 10 most impactful moves of February within the FinTech Sector:1. Cryptostar Corp. Appoints Chief Financial Officer CryptoStar Corp. announced that Mr. Jing Peng has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Peng is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and has worked in public accounting for the past 12 years. Mr. Peng replaces Mr. Harris as Chief Financial Officer. (Read More)2. StarCompliance Appoints Terry Dawson as Head of Product to Drive Innovation and Increased Customer Value.StarCompliance, a leader in employee compliance technology solutions, has named Terry Dawson as its new Head of Product. Terry is a seasoned executive with decades of experience in large financial services data and consulting firms like Refinitiv, GBG and RELX Group. His strong commercial acumen, and ability to understand his client's needs aligns perfectly with Star's customer-centric principles and enables his team to develop compelling value propositions and continually optimize the compliance solutions they take to market. (Read More)3. Consello Announces Appointment of Sameer Khanna as CTO of Consello Tech.Consello, the financial services advisory and strategic investing platform, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sameer Khanna to the position of Chief Technology Officer. Before joining Consello, Mr. Khanna was most recently Senior Vice President of Engineering at Pager, a virtual care platform that brings together concierge services with advanced technology to help patients navigate, coordinate, and access whole person healthcare. At Consello, Mr. Khanna will be responsible for building the firm's bespoke tech stack, a centralized system that will enable Consello to have a data-driven enterprise function as a key component of both its investing and advisory offerings globally. (Read More)4. TerraPay announces the strategic hire of Sudhesh Giriyan to lead the global remittance business.TerraPay, a leading global payments infrastructure company, announced the appointment of Sudhesh Giriyan as President & Global Head of Remittances. Before joining TerraPay, he was leading Xpress Money as its CEO. In his new role, Sudhesh will be responsible for leading TerraPay's global remittance business, deepening the company's trust and credibility with all key partners across the world, and further growing the existing remittance corridors. (Read More)5. Decentro sets up operations in Singapore, appoints Wingpay's Saksham Shubham as business head for SE Asia.India-based banking-as-a-service platform Decentro has brought Saksham Shubham, a former Grab senior member and WingPay chief business officer, as business head for south east Asia to drive the business operations in the Asia Pacific region. Shubham has over 10 years of experience centred around building brands and businesses from scratch. (Read More)6. FintechX appoints Viljar Kähari as chief compliance officer.Viljar Kähari has joined FintechX OÜ as chief compliance officer. An attorney with nearly three decades of overseeing regulatory compliance for major financial firms like Nordea Bank, SEB, and PwC Legal. FintechX is uniquely committed to protecting customers and improving service through meticulous compliance with regulatory requirements and guidelines. (Read More)7. Suralink Continues to Expand Leadership Team, Names Sefton Cohen as Chief Revenue Officer.Suralink, the leader in PBC request list and secure document workflow management software for accountants, announced it is continuing to expand its leadership team with the appointment of industry veteran Sefton Cohen to the position of Chief Revenue Officer.  Before joining Suralink, Cohen served as the Chief Revenue Officer at RapidRatings International where he led commercial growth that enabled a successful transaction in 2022. (Read More)8. VizyPay Appoints New Directors, Grows Leadership Team Across the Country.VizyPay, a leading payment processing fintech for America's small businesses, today announces the expansion of its leadership team with the addition of Director of ISO Partnerships Ricky Onofre, Regional Directors Tod Kellen and Regional Director Erik Martinez. Together they will bring VizyPay's services across the Midwest by delivering transparent, cost-saving payment processing services to small town businesses. (Read More)9. Ozone API expands into MENA to accelerate open banking.Ozone API, a developer of standards-based software for open finance, has expanded its international team. Nihal Abughattas joins as General Manager for MENA. She will be responsible for shaping corporate and go-to-market strategy for Ozone API in the region, driving business growth and building strategic partnerships. Nihal is also a Founding Board Member of MENA Fintech Association and has extensive experience with the financial services ecosystem in the region. (Read More)10. Cellulant Welcomes Ibrahim Gbolahan Aminu as General Manager in Nigeria.Cellulant has announced the appointment of Ibrahim Gbolahan Aminu as General Manager for Cellulant in Nigeria.  He previously worked as General Manager for VigiPay at The Venture Garden Group, Africa's largest technology holding company. Ibrahim will manage and oversee the day-to-day operations and provide leadership. (Read More)

Top 10 Executive Moves: Real AssetIn the past month, TALNT has collected over a thousand people moves across a large variety of industries. Here are the Top 10 most impactful moves of February within the Real Asset Sector:1. Precinct Properties New Zealand : Anne Urlwin appointed as the new Chair o.Last week Precinct was proud to announce the appointment of Anne Urlwin as the new Chair of the Precinct Board, replacing Craig Stobo who will retire at the end of his current term later this year. Anne has been an Independent Director of Precinct since 2019 and is currently Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. "Anne has made a significant contribution to Precinct's governance regime" Graeme Wong, Precinct's Chair of People and Performance Committee said, "We strongly believe Anne has the right skills and experience". (Read More)2. Capstone Development Partners Announces New Hire within Leadership of Its Property Management Subsidiary.Mike Polzin will be leading CMP's stabilized, operating portfolios of projects nationwide, including on-campus, affiliated, campus-edge and off-campus projects. Capstone Development Partners ("Capstone"), a leader in the on-campus student housing development industry, today announced the hiring of Mike Polzin as Vice President of Operations of its property management subsidiary, Capstone Management Partners ("CMP"), which provides facility maintenance, asset management and related services for on-campus and university affiliated student housing. (Read More)3. Workspace appoints new Chairman of the BoardWorkspace has appointed Duncan Owen as the new Chairman of the Board. Owen, a seasoned real estate professional with more than 30 years of experience, previously held the positions of CEO of the pan-European real estate investor Immobel Capital Partners and the global head of real estate at Schroders Plc. He joined the Workspace Group's board as a non-executive director on July 22, 2021. (Read More)4. JadeCaps appoints ex-PwC Consultant, Sandeep S., as Chief Operating Officer.JadeCaps, a tech-enabled online platform for short-term rentals, has announced the appointment of Sandeep S. as its Chief Operating Officer. Sandeep, in this new role, will spearhead the operations team and oversee Jadecaps' expansion beyond its current markets. Sandeep, an IIT Madras alumnus, has over 12 years of consulting experience with PwC & Deloitte. He has been consulting with multiple central & state governments on process reforms, IT enablement, e-governance and Public Finance. Sandeep has played an instrumental role in setting up revenue enhancement measures, process improvement, and IT roadmap for Revenue Departments, Survey Settlement and Land Records, etc., across multiple states. (Read More)5. Cushman & Wakefield appoints new Head of Sustainability and ESG for APACCushman & Wakefield has named Matthew Clifford as its head of sustainability and ESG for APAC. Clifford has previously worked at a number of companies, such as Hyder Consulting, Mirvac, and JLL. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, he was a Global Product Owner of Energy and Sustainability Services at JLL. Clifford has a Bachelor's in Science from the Australian National University. (Read More)6. Sotheby's Int'l Realty names Shapiro new Palm Beach brokerage manager, as Reece retires.Attorney Jessica Shapiro has replaced Sotheby's International Realty brokerage manager Debra Reece, who has retired after 12 years in Palm Beach. Palm Beach real estate attorney Jessica Shapiro has been named brokerage manager for Sotheby's International Realty's five Palm Beach County offices, which include two on the island. Shapiro has replaced Debra Reece, who has retired with the title senior vice president after marking her 12 anniversary heading the Palm Beach office in June. She had been with the company since 2010 and previously managed the agency's brokerage in Bridgehampton, New York. (Read More)7. Douglas Sitt Appointed as Executive Vice President and Head of Capital Markets at Vesper Holdings.Vesper Holdings Announces the Appointment of Douglas Sitt as Executive Vice President and Head of Capital Markets Vesper Holdings ("Vesper"), a privately-held real estate investment firm based in New York City, is pleased to announce the appointment of Douglas Sitt as Executive Vice President and Head of Capital Markets. In his new role, Sitt will oversee the company's investments, fundraising efforts and manage its relationships with institutional investors and lenders. (Read More)8. Climate Solutions Investor Hannon Armstrong Appoints Jeff Lipson as President and CEO.Climate solutions and sustainable infrastructure investment firm Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) announced the appointment of Jeffrey Lipson, currently COO and CFO, as its new President and CEO. The company's current Chair, President and CEO Jeffrey Eckel will become Executive Chair. The company also announced the appointment of Co-Chief Investment Officer Marc Pangburn as its new CFO. (Read More)9. JLL Dallas hires veteran duo to bolster industrial brokerage team.JLL is proud to announce that Kurt Griffin and Nathan Orbin have joined the Dallas office as managing directors, specializing in landlord and tenant representation. Orbin and Griffin bring decades of experience in the commercial real estate industry and have closed more than 17 million square feet in industrial leases in the last three years. They are known for unwavering dedication to client service and have earned national and local recognition as top performers, including multiple Top Producer awards. Both Griffin and Orbin are alumni of The University of Texas at Austin. (Read More)10. Savills Appoints Annie Woo to Roll Out Integrated Advisory Service in Asia.Annie Woo, regional director and head of integrated real estate advisory services for Asia at Savills Savills has named Annie Woo as its regional director and head of integrated real estate advisory services for Asia, based in Singapore. IREAS is a new Savills service line dedicated to a wide spectrum of urban development and optimisation advisory in Asia and global markets, the property consultancy said in a release. (Read More)

Top 10 Executive Moves: InsuranceIn the past month, TALNT has collected over a thousand people moves across a large variety of industries. Here are the Top 10 most impactful moves of February within the Insurance Sector:1. Travis joins Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company as Senior Vice President.Travis joins Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company as Senior Vice President. Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has named Abel Travis its new senior vice president, affiliate operations. (Read More)2. Everest Insurance CEO of Global Markets departs Everest Insurance's Chief Executive Officer of Global Markets, Vincent Vandendael, has left the company. In addition to serving as chairman of Everest Insurance Ireland, Vandendael joined the organisation in January 2019 after serving in senior positions at Lloyd's for six years. Vandendael held the positions of director of global markets and chief commercial officer while employed by the Corporation. Before joining Lloyd's, Vandendael spent 18 and a half years in executive positions at Zurich. He later served as the CEO of corporate and commercial customers for the Asia Pacific region. He worked at Chubb for four years prior to that. (Read More)3. Willis Towers Watson Public : WTW Appoints Leigh Ann Rodgers Western Region Client Strategy Leader for North America.WTW (Nasdaq: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, today announced the appointment of Leigh Ann Rodgers as the Western Region Client Strategy Leader for Real Estate, Hospitality, and Leisure within Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB), North America. In her new role, Rodgers will focus on strategy execution for industry vertical clients, while also working on the development of innovative, integrated solutions for clients throughout the region. (Read More)4. InsurTech Scout on Serious Growth Path With New Strategy Director.Insurtech Scout, the digital ecosystem for connecting InsurTechs, Insurers, investors, service providers and industry experts has today announced the addition of it's new Strategy Director, Tony Tarquini. Tony Tarquini is a thought leader, advisor, mentor, conference speaker and chairman. Co-author of The InsurTECH Book (an Amazon best-seller), he applied lessons learned in success and failure from an early life as an international athlete competing against the world's elite, to forge a successful, high profile career in insurance IT and consulting. He has won industry awards for IT innovation and created an extensive network of contacts and a strong reputation amongst the major players in the business. (Read More)5. AXIS Appoints New Head For North America.AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that Gabriel Galanski has joined the Company as Head of North America Property & Casualty Programs. In this role, Mr. Galanski is responsible for the management, development, and administration of the Company's North America Programs business.A spokesperson said, "This includes advancing the Company's efforts to deliver a delegated authority presence that is closely aligned with its distribution strategy, while leveraging its deep partner relationships. Mr. Galanski reports to John Van Decker, President of Global Financial Lines, and he will also work in close partnership with the Company's Wholesale Division, led by Carlton Maner, AXIS Wholesale CEO." (Read More)6. TIAA adds head of institutional relationship management.Jim Mullery, the chief sales and distribution officer at Prudential Retirement Strategies and Life Insurance, will join TIAA-CREF as head of institutional relationship management March 1, according to a staff announcement Thursday from Kourtney Gibson, TIAA's chief institutional client officer. It is a new position. Mr. Mullery will be based in New York and will have national oversight of leaders who direct teams accountable for servicing existing institutional business, a TIAA spokeswoman said. (Read More)7. Pen Underwriting appoints company veteran as new MD for public sector.MGA Pen Underwriting (Pen) has appointed Seb Simmonds as the new managing director (MD) of its public sector division. Simmonds (pictured), who has been with Pen since the beginning, is currently the MD of risk managed commercial - a role he has held since 2020. He has 20 years of experience, the majority of which have been in the specialist field of schemes and MGAs. Within Pen, he has held various roles, including managing the delegated commercial team and its 80 sub-delegated arrangements across property and liability schemes for five years. (Read More)8. Jan Mello Joins ICW Group as Vice President, Head of Human Resources.Jan Mello joins ICW Group Insurance Companies, a leading group of property and casualty carriers, as Vice President, Head of Human Resources, leading the company's more than one thousand team members and future talent acquisition and growth across all lines of business. Mello brings more than 25 years of experience across multiple industries to ICW Group. Her expertise includes global human resources leadership, enhancing employee engagement and development, and optimizing performance. Before joining ICW Group, Mello was Partner and Chief Human Resources Officer for USI Insurance Services. (Read More)9. ALABAMA INSURANCE AGENCY PROMOTES NEW PRESIDENT.Byars|Wright, Inc. appointed Gabe Clement as the fourth President of the 77-year-old independent insurance agency. Clement joined Byars|Wright as a Broker in 2014 before launching the agency's Birmingham branch in 2019 and becoming Sales Team Leader in 2021. He is one of Byars|Wright's six shareholders. "We are confident that Gabe is the right person to step into this role," stated Byars|Wright CEO Haig Wright II. "Gabe's ability to lead is one of many strengths that propelled him to this level. He is forward-thinking and has shown great commitment to our team, clients, and the insurance industry." (Read More)10. Risk Strategies Appoints S. Stuart Spector as Chief Operating Officer, National Employee Benefits and related Specialty Group Companies.Will lead and enhance strategic and operational capabilities while driving business development Risk Strategies, a leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management and consulting firm, today announced S. Stuart Spector has joined as Chief Operating Officer, National Employee Benefits and related Specialty Group Companies. As Chief Operating Officer, National Employee Benefits and related Specialty Group Companies, Spector will work closely with John Greenbaum, National Employee Benefits Practice Leader, to lead and enhance strategic and operational efficiencies, drive growth strategies, integrate new acquisitions, recruit and retain talent, and optimize the services and solutions available to clients. (Read More)

Gender diversity in global senior Tech Services moves is healthy, but the gender hiring gap refuses to move TALNT is Sheffield Haworth’s proprietary AI-driven platform for tracking executive moves, which gathers and analyses all publicly-announced senior moves sourced from 3000+ reputable public sources around the globe.This inSights report reviews all the top senior moves across the Tech Services sector, which includes Telecoms Cloud services Cyber security Tech consulting Digital transformation Hosting and infrastructureAs well as analysing talent trends across the three key global regions of Americas, APAC, and EMEA, looking for any clear trends in gender diversity. Tech Services appointed more women to senior roles than average in the last 14 monthsimage.png 59.31 KB Although it’s not a like-for-like comparison, between January 2022 and February 2023, the Tech Services sector made more female senior appointments than the cross-industry global average for 2022, at 24.7% versus 20.5%. Tech services is one of the few global sectors where senior female appointments account for more than a quarter of senior hires.That said, the gender gap within the sector doesn’t seem to be improving – not according to the publicly-available statistics:image.png 65.48 KB If anything, the chart above shows that the gap only increases whenever overall demand increases. image.png 72.47 KB When it comes to the top hiring companies in the sector, the trends are more heartening. As the chart above shows, the majority of the top 10 hiring companies appointed a higher proportion of female senior talent than the sector average. This suggests that the leading companies may be setting a good example for the rest of the sector to follow. image.png 80.2 KBFollowed by the Americas and APAC regions, where the proportions are overall very similar: image.png 114.27 KB Gender diversity of top Tech Services C-suite roles in the past 14 months image.png 104.08 KBAgain, on a global level, the most in-demand roles show a healthy proportion of female appointments. Alongside those functions that traditionally see higher female participation across sectors – such as Chief People Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer – it is nice to see healthy representation for female talent in the less common roles of Chief Product Officer and Chief Information Officer.Taking a deeper dive into the numbers on a regional level, we see again some variation between the Americas and EMEA on the top C-suite roles, while the numbers in APAC were too small to see any statistical significance when it comes to gender: image.png 88.17 KB It is worth noting that, when analysing by C-suite role, the Americas region appears to be hiring a higher proportion of women than the EMEA region:image.png 214.34 KB

First two months of 2023 see dramatic uptick in senior tech services appointmentsTALNT is Sheffield Haworth’s proprietary AI-driven platform for tracking executive moves, which gathers and analyses all publicly-announced senior moves sourced from 3000+ reputable public sources around the globe.This inSights report reviews all the top senior moves across the Tech Services sector, which includesTelecoms Cloud servicesCyber securityTech consultingDigital transformationHosting and infrastructureAs well as analysing talent trends across the three key global regions of Americas, APAC, and EMEA.Tech services senior moves have seen a sharp uptick in the first two months of this year image.png 50.3 KBLooking at the chart above, demand for senor talent across the tech services sector was robust throughout 2022, saving for a marked dip in demand in September of that year.  image.png 65.54 KBRegionally, the story is that senior moves in the Americas region remain much higher than EMEA or APAC, while demand in EMEA is slightly higher than APAC – at least, according to the publicly available sources. Significantly, the above chart shows a sharp increase in senior moves in all three major regions in January and February of this year. That said, the chart also shows a steady rise in demand for senior talent in Americas throughout the period. The more dramatic story is the rapid rise in demand for talent across all regions in the first two months of 2023. Let’s take a deeper dive into that: image.png 118.05 KBThe chart above shows a sharp increase in demand for talent within the sub-sectors of Telecoms, Cloud Services, and Cyber. It makes sense for demand for these three sectors to rise in step together, as they are a natural fit. At the same time, the corresponding rapid increase in Tech Consulting talent moves may be linked or coincidental. Some have speculated that this increase may be related somehow to the explosion in publicity and use of Microsoft’s ChatGPT AI technology. At present, any link remains speculative, but it is worth keeping an eye on this and other tech trends to see how they may impact upon overall demand for services longer term.  image.png 74.03 KBThe chart above shows the same sub-sector data in bubble chart form, as one way of seeing the same trends more clearly. In this chart, the rise in demand at the beginning of this clear is absolutely clear. Top tech services companies by senior moves  image.png 38.39 KBThe chart above shows which companies have hired the most senior talent between January 2022 and February of this year. When we take a deeper dive into this data by region, we see that the two companies who hired the most senior talent globally were based in EMEA (MTN) and APAC (Wipro). Indeed, even though the Americas dominates when it comes to tech services senior moves, when it comes to the top companies, the numbers are more evenly split, as we can see by the charts below: image.png 63.4 KB Top 10 senior roles in tech services image.png 39.51 KBGlobally, as is the case in most of the sectors we cover on TALNT, CEO roles dominated the list of C-suite roles appointed between January 2022 and February 2023. That CFOs came in second, followed by COOs is also unsurprising. When we take a look at the regional picture, it becomes a little more interesting, because, whereas US-based firms have been hiring across multiple C-suite roles: image.png 83.31 KB In EMEA and APAC, the hiring has been concentrated almost exclusively within those top three roles, with the rest of the C-suite barely getting a look in – especially in EMEA. This trend certainly suggests that the Americas is the more active – and perhaps also the more developed – talent market of the three regions. 

Top 10 Executive Moves: FinTechIn the past month, TALNT has collected over a thousand people moves across a large variety of industries. Here are the Top 10 most impactful moves of February within the FinTech Sector:1. Cryptostar Corp. Appoints Chief Financial Officer CryptoStar Corp. announced that Mr. Jing Peng has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Peng is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and has worked in public accounting for the past 12 years. Mr. Peng replaces Mr. Harris as Chief Financial Officer. (Read More)2. StarCompliance Appoints Terry Dawson as Head of Product to Drive Innovation and Increased Customer Value.StarCompliance, a leader in employee compliance technology solutions, has named Terry Dawson as its new Head of Product. Terry is a seasoned executive with decades of experience in large financial services data and consulting firms like Refinitiv, GBG and RELX Group. His strong commercial acumen, and ability to understand his client's needs aligns perfectly with Star's customer-centric principles and enables his team to develop compelling value propositions and continually optimize the compliance solutions they take to market. (Read More)3. Consello Announces Appointment of Sameer Khanna as CTO of Consello Tech.Consello, the financial services advisory and strategic investing platform, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sameer Khanna to the position of Chief Technology Officer. Before joining Consello, Mr. Khanna was most recently Senior Vice President of Engineering at Pager, a virtual care platform that brings together concierge services with advanced technology to help patients navigate, coordinate, and access whole person healthcare. At Consello, Mr. Khanna will be responsible for building the firm's bespoke tech stack, a centralized system that will enable Consello to have a data-driven enterprise function as a key component of both its investing and advisory offerings globally. (Read More)4. TerraPay announces the strategic hire of Sudhesh Giriyan to lead the global remittance business.TerraPay, a leading global payments infrastructure company, announced the appointment of Sudhesh Giriyan as President & Global Head of Remittances. Before joining TerraPay, he was leading Xpress Money as its CEO. In his new role, Sudhesh will be responsible for leading TerraPay's global remittance business, deepening the company's trust and credibility with all key partners across the world, and further growing the existing remittance corridors. (Read More)5. Decentro sets up operations in Singapore, appoints Wingpay's Saksham Shubham as business head for SE Asia.India-based banking-as-a-service platform Decentro has brought Saksham Shubham, a former Grab senior member and WingPay chief business officer, as business head for south east Asia to drive the business operations in the Asia Pacific region. Shubham has over 10 years of experience centred around building brands and businesses from scratch. (Read More)6. FintechX appoints Viljar Kähari as chief compliance officer.Viljar Kähari has joined FintechX OÜ as chief compliance officer. An attorney with nearly three decades of overseeing regulatory compliance for major financial firms like Nordea Bank, SEB, and PwC Legal. FintechX is uniquely committed to protecting customers and improving service through meticulous compliance with regulatory requirements and guidelines. (Read More)7. Suralink Continues to Expand Leadership Team, Names Sefton Cohen as Chief Revenue Officer.Suralink, the leader in PBC request list and secure document workflow management software for accountants, announced it is continuing to expand its leadership team with the appointment of industry veteran Sefton Cohen to the position of Chief Revenue Officer.  Before joining Suralink, Cohen served as the Chief Revenue Officer at RapidRatings International where he led commercial growth that enabled a successful transaction in 2022. (Read More)8. VizyPay Appoints New Directors, Grows Leadership Team Across the Country.VizyPay, a leading payment processing fintech for America's small businesses, today announces the expansion of its leadership team with the addition of Director of ISO Partnerships Ricky Onofre, Regional Directors Tod Kellen and Regional Director Erik Martinez. Together they will bring VizyPay's services across the Midwest by delivering transparent, cost-saving payment processing services to small town businesses. (Read More)9. Ozone API expands into MENA to accelerate open banking.Ozone API, a developer of standards-based software for open finance, has expanded its international team. Nihal Abughattas joins as General Manager for MENA. She will be responsible for shaping corporate and go-to-market strategy for Ozone API in the region, driving business growth and building strategic partnerships. Nihal is also a Founding Board Member of MENA Fintech Association and has extensive experience with the financial services ecosystem in the region. (Read More)10. Cellulant Welcomes Ibrahim Gbolahan Aminu as General Manager in Nigeria.Cellulant has announced the appointment of Ibrahim Gbolahan Aminu as General Manager for Cellulant in Nigeria.  He previously worked as General Manager for VigiPay at The Venture Garden Group, Africa's largest technology holding company. Ibrahim will manage and oversee the day-to-day operations and provide leadership. (Read More)

Top 10 Executive Moves: Real AssetIn the past month, TALNT has collected over a thousand people moves across a large variety of industries. Here are the Top 10 most impactful moves of February within the Real Asset Sector:1. Precinct Properties New Zealand : Anne Urlwin appointed as the new Chair o.Last week Precinct was proud to announce the appointment of Anne Urlwin as the new Chair of the Precinct Board, replacing Craig Stobo who will retire at the end of his current term later this year. Anne has been an Independent Director of Precinct since 2019 and is currently Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. "Anne has made a significant contribution to Precinct's governance regime" Graeme Wong, Precinct's Chair of People and Performance Committee said, "We strongly believe Anne has the right skills and experience". (Read More)2. Capstone Development Partners Announces New Hire within Leadership of Its Property Management Subsidiary.Mike Polzin will be leading CMP's stabilized, operating portfolios of projects nationwide, including on-campus, affiliated, campus-edge and off-campus projects. Capstone Development Partners ("Capstone"), a leader in the on-campus student housing development industry, today announced the hiring of Mike Polzin as Vice President of Operations of its property management subsidiary, Capstone Management Partners ("CMP"), which provides facility maintenance, asset management and related services for on-campus and university affiliated student housing. (Read More)3. Workspace appoints new Chairman of the BoardWorkspace has appointed Duncan Owen as the new Chairman of the Board. Owen, a seasoned real estate professional with more than 30 years of experience, previously held the positions of CEO of the pan-European real estate investor Immobel Capital Partners and the global head of real estate at Schroders Plc. He joined the Workspace Group's board as a non-executive director on July 22, 2021. (Read More)4. JadeCaps appoints ex-PwC Consultant, Sandeep S., as Chief Operating Officer.JadeCaps, a tech-enabled online platform for short-term rentals, has announced the appointment of Sandeep S. as its Chief Operating Officer. Sandeep, in this new role, will spearhead the operations team and oversee Jadecaps' expansion beyond its current markets. Sandeep, an IIT Madras alumnus, has over 12 years of consulting experience with PwC & Deloitte. He has been consulting with multiple central & state governments on process reforms, IT enablement, e-governance and Public Finance. Sandeep has played an instrumental role in setting up revenue enhancement measures, process improvement, and IT roadmap for Revenue Departments, Survey Settlement and Land Records, etc., across multiple states. (Read More)5. Cushman & Wakefield appoints new Head of Sustainability and ESG for APACCushman & Wakefield has named Matthew Clifford as its head of sustainability and ESG for APAC. Clifford has previously worked at a number of companies, such as Hyder Consulting, Mirvac, and JLL. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, he was a Global Product Owner of Energy and Sustainability Services at JLL. Clifford has a Bachelor's in Science from the Australian National University. (Read More)6. Sotheby's Int'l Realty names Shapiro new Palm Beach brokerage manager, as Reece retires.Attorney Jessica Shapiro has replaced Sotheby's International Realty brokerage manager Debra Reece, who has retired after 12 years in Palm Beach. Palm Beach real estate attorney Jessica Shapiro has been named brokerage manager for Sotheby's International Realty's five Palm Beach County offices, which include two on the island. Shapiro has replaced Debra Reece, who has retired with the title senior vice president after marking her 12 anniversary heading the Palm Beach office in June. She had been with the company since 2010 and previously managed the agency's brokerage in Bridgehampton, New York. (Read More)7. Douglas Sitt Appointed as Executive Vice President and Head of Capital Markets at Vesper Holdings.Vesper Holdings Announces the Appointment of Douglas Sitt as Executive Vice President and Head of Capital Markets Vesper Holdings ("Vesper"), a privately-held real estate investment firm based in New York City, is pleased to announce the appointment of Douglas Sitt as Executive Vice President and Head of Capital Markets. In his new role, Sitt will oversee the company's investments, fundraising efforts and manage its relationships with institutional investors and lenders. (Read More)8. Climate Solutions Investor Hannon Armstrong Appoints Jeff Lipson as President and CEO.Climate solutions and sustainable infrastructure investment firm Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) announced the appointment of Jeffrey Lipson, currently COO and CFO, as its new President and CEO. The company's current Chair, President and CEO Jeffrey Eckel will become Executive Chair. The company also announced the appointment of Co-Chief Investment Officer Marc Pangburn as its new CFO. (Read More)9. JLL Dallas hires veteran duo to bolster industrial brokerage team.JLL is proud to announce that Kurt Griffin and Nathan Orbin have joined the Dallas office as managing directors, specializing in landlord and tenant representation. Orbin and Griffin bring decades of experience in the commercial real estate industry and have closed more than 17 million square feet in industrial leases in the last three years. They are known for unwavering dedication to client service and have earned national and local recognition as top performers, including multiple Top Producer awards. Both Griffin and Orbin are alumni of The University of Texas at Austin. (Read More)10. Savills Appoints Annie Woo to Roll Out Integrated Advisory Service in Asia.Annie Woo, regional director and head of integrated real estate advisory services for Asia at Savills Savills has named Annie Woo as its regional director and head of integrated real estate advisory services for Asia, based in Singapore. IREAS is a new Savills service line dedicated to a wide spectrum of urban development and optimisation advisory in Asia and global markets, the property consultancy said in a release. (Read More)

Top 10 Executive Moves: InsuranceIn the past month, TALNT has collected over a thousand people moves across a large variety of industries. Here are the Top 10 most impactful moves of February within the Insurance Sector:1. Travis joins Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company as Senior Vice President.Travis joins Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company as Senior Vice President. Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company, based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has named Abel Travis its new senior vice president, affiliate operations. (Read More)2. Everest Insurance CEO of Global Markets departs Everest Insurance's Chief Executive Officer of Global Markets, Vincent Vandendael, has left the company. In addition to serving as chairman of Everest Insurance Ireland, Vandendael joined the organisation in January 2019 after serving in senior positions at Lloyd's for six years. Vandendael held the positions of director of global markets and chief commercial officer while employed by the Corporation. Before joining Lloyd's, Vandendael spent 18 and a half years in executive positions at Zurich. He later served as the CEO of corporate and commercial customers for the Asia Pacific region. He worked at Chubb for four years prior to that. (Read More)3. Willis Towers Watson Public : WTW Appoints Leigh Ann Rodgers Western Region Client Strategy Leader for North America.WTW (Nasdaq: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking, and solutions company, today announced the appointment of Leigh Ann Rodgers as the Western Region Client Strategy Leader for Real Estate, Hospitality, and Leisure within Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB), North America. In her new role, Rodgers will focus on strategy execution for industry vertical clients, while also working on the development of innovative, integrated solutions for clients throughout the region. (Read More)4. InsurTech Scout on Serious Growth Path With New Strategy Director.Insurtech Scout, the digital ecosystem for connecting InsurTechs, Insurers, investors, service providers and industry experts has today announced the addition of it's new Strategy Director, Tony Tarquini. Tony Tarquini is a thought leader, advisor, mentor, conference speaker and chairman. Co-author of The InsurTECH Book (an Amazon best-seller), he applied lessons learned in success and failure from an early life as an international athlete competing against the world's elite, to forge a successful, high profile career in insurance IT and consulting. He has won industry awards for IT innovation and created an extensive network of contacts and a strong reputation amongst the major players in the business. (Read More)5. AXIS Appoints New Head For North America.AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that Gabriel Galanski has joined the Company as Head of North America Property & Casualty Programs. In this role, Mr. Galanski is responsible for the management, development, and administration of the Company's North America Programs business.A spokesperson said, "This includes advancing the Company's efforts to deliver a delegated authority presence that is closely aligned with its distribution strategy, while leveraging its deep partner relationships. Mr. Galanski reports to John Van Decker, President of Global Financial Lines, and he will also work in close partnership with the Company's Wholesale Division, led by Carlton Maner, AXIS Wholesale CEO." (Read More)6. TIAA adds head of institutional relationship management.Jim Mullery, the chief sales and distribution officer at Prudential Retirement Strategies and Life Insurance, will join TIAA-CREF as head of institutional relationship management March 1, according to a staff announcement Thursday from Kourtney Gibson, TIAA's chief institutional client officer. It is a new position. Mr. Mullery will be based in New York and will have national oversight of leaders who direct teams accountable for servicing existing institutional business, a TIAA spokeswoman said. (Read More)7. Pen Underwriting appoints company veteran as new MD for public sector.MGA Pen Underwriting (Pen) has appointed Seb Simmonds as the new managing director (MD) of its public sector division. Simmonds (pictured), who has been with Pen since the beginning, is currently the MD of risk managed commercial - a role he has held since 2020. He has 20 years of experience, the majority of which have been in the specialist field of schemes and MGAs. Within Pen, he has held various roles, including managing the delegated commercial team and its 80 sub-delegated arrangements across property and liability schemes for five years. (Read More)8. Jan Mello Joins ICW Group as Vice President, Head of Human Resources.Jan Mello joins ICW Group Insurance Companies, a leading group of property and casualty carriers, as Vice President, Head of Human Resources, leading the company's more than one thousand team members and future talent acquisition and growth across all lines of business. Mello brings more than 25 years of experience across multiple industries to ICW Group. Her expertise includes global human resources leadership, enhancing employee engagement and development, and optimizing performance. Before joining ICW Group, Mello was Partner and Chief Human Resources Officer for USI Insurance Services. (Read More)9. ALABAMA INSURANCE AGENCY PROMOTES NEW PRESIDENT.Byars|Wright, Inc. appointed Gabe Clement as the fourth President of the 77-year-old independent insurance agency. Clement joined Byars|Wright as a Broker in 2014 before launching the agency's Birmingham branch in 2019 and becoming Sales Team Leader in 2021. He is one of Byars|Wright's six shareholders. "We are confident that Gabe is the right person to step into this role," stated Byars|Wright CEO Haig Wright II. "Gabe's ability to lead is one of many strengths that propelled him to this level. He is forward-thinking and has shown great commitment to our team, clients, and the insurance industry." (Read More)10. Risk Strategies Appoints S. Stuart Spector as Chief Operating Officer, National Employee Benefits and related Specialty Group Companies.Will lead and enhance strategic and operational capabilities while driving business development Risk Strategies, a leading national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management and consulting firm, today announced S. Stuart Spector has joined as Chief Operating Officer, National Employee Benefits and related Specialty Group Companies. As Chief Operating Officer, National Employee Benefits and related Specialty Group Companies, Spector will work closely with John Greenbaum, National Employee Benefits Practice Leader, to lead and enhance strategic and operational efficiencies, drive growth strategies, integrate new acquisitions, recruit and retain talent, and optimize the services and solutions available to clients. (Read More)