FinTech Wales, an unbiased membership affiliation of the fintech and monetary companies business in Wales, has introduced the appointment of Sarah Kocianski as its new Chief Government Officer.
Kocianski, a seasoned strategist within the Fintech and Insurtech sectors, brings over a decade of expertise working with a various vary of monetary companies organizations worldwide, together with world enterprises, scaleups, and startups.
Her background contains strategic roles with a number of fintech membership teams, resembling Qorus, and a committee place at WVC:E, specializing in enhancing equality throughout the enterprise capital funding ecosystem.
Kocianski’s prior roles embrace main strategic insights at Founders Manufacturing facility, the place she aided monetary companies companions like Aviva of their fintech funding methods, and heading competitor technique at 11:FS, a consultancy identified for its world analysis and advisory companies within the monetary sector.
Upon accepting her new position, Kocianski expressed her enthusiasm for contributing to the expansion of the fintech ecosystem in Wales, citing the area’s innovation and expertise as key drivers of its repute as a fintech hub. She emphasised her dedication to supporting Welsh FinTech companies and selling their choices on numerous levels, from native to world.
Sarah Williams-Gardener, the outgoing CEO and newly appointed chair of FinTech Wales, praised Kocianski’s appointment, highlighting her in depth expertise and dedication as essential for the continued development of FinTechs in Wales.
Williams-Gardener expressed confidence in Kocianski’s management as FinTech Wales enters its subsequent section of evolution geared toward sustaining and increasing the Welsh FinTech ecosystem.
Based in April 2019, FinTech Wales serves as an unbiased membership affiliation devoted to supporting and championing the FinTech and Monetary Providers business within the area.
With a mission to develop a vibrant ecosystem that pulls new corporations and helps current companies, FinTech Wales advantages from a £1.6 million funding from the Cardiff Capital Area, reinforcing its dedication to establishing Wales as a number one FinTech sector within the UK.
