Global Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform听Railsbank听has appointed industry veteran John Hammond as Chief Commercial Officer.听
Hammond, the former CCO of听Currencycloud, is reuniting with his old colleagues as he steps into his new role.听听
He will join Nigel Verdon,听co-founder and CEO, Chief Technical Architect听Nick听Bourner听and Dov Marmor,听Chief Operating Officer, North America, as听Railsbank听moves forward from a busy 12 months expanding its international footprint.听听
Railsbank听acquired certain assets, customers and people from听奥颈谤别肠补谤诲鈥檚听UK business last year, before raising $37听million听in funding in November to help drive growth.听听
It has just launched in Australia in partnership with local challenger bank Volt.听听
Hammond听has听led functions including marketing, sales, operations, acquisitions and divestments at听a number of听successful technology firms and听FinTechs. He will be responsible for accelerating听搁补颈濒蝉产补苍办鈥檚听international expansion.听
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鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting to be back with the team and I鈥檓 really looking forward to bringing the energy that fuelled听颁耻谤谤别苍肠测肠濒辞耻诲鈥檚听growth to听Railsbank,鈥� he said.听
鈥�We鈥檝e done this before. We鈥檝e failed together, learnt together, and won together. Creating great teams is about trust and we certainly have听that,听it鈥檚 a great foundation on which to build.听听
鈥�We then went our separate ways to continue our learning, and we鈥檙e coming back together with an expanded pool of know-how. We鈥檙e all听well aware听of our strengths and our limitations – the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.听听
鈥�Drawing on the trust we鈥檝e built between each other over the years, we鈥檙e preparing听Railsbank听for hypergrowth.听
鈥�I liken our relationship to the great rock bands. Nigel is the visionary songwriter and lead guitarist – he understands the fintech space like no one else, hence he keeps creating these innovative companies.听听
鈥�Dov is a fantastic frontman, blessed with an amazing network and entrepreneurial spirit, whilst Nick is the bass and the drums, providing the infrastructure and groove for our growth.听听
鈥�And I鈥檓 back as the听rhythm guitarist, helping to knit everything together and drive the band forward!鈥�听
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Verdon added: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a real pleasure to welcome John to the听Railsbank听team. We鈥檝e achieved a lot together and it means that The Fantastic Four has been reunited. John鈥檚 appointment is a huge boost, and he will be instrumental as we deepen our footprint across Europe, Asia Pacific, and the US.鈥�听
After working with Verdon at听Currencycloud, Hammond served as Chief Revenue Officer at learning platform Fuse Universal, where his strong sales leadership skills helped the company achieve record growth.听