INTERVIEW WITH ...
JAIDEV JANARDANA
Interview with Jaidev Janardana , CEO , Zopa Bank EXECUTIVE BIO
JAIDEV JANARDANA
TITLE : CEO COMPANY : ZOPA BANK INDUSTRY : FINANCIAL SERVICES LOCATION : LONDON
Jaidev Janardana is CEO of Zopa Bank . After joining Zopa in 2014 as COO , Janardana was promoted to CEO just one year later . He has held the role for nine years .
Q . HOW DOES YOUR POSITION NOW DIFFER FROM YOUR DREAM JOB AS A CHILD ?
» As a child , I never imagined that I would be leading a digital bank with one million customers ! At various times I thought I would become a cricketer , a sports commentator , or a physicist , but being a digital banker was definitely not one of my dreams .
I first trained in engineering and then found myself working for a telephone company ( telco ), and then went to business school and ultimately began working for Capital One ’ s credit cards team in 2002 .
That ’ s when I first found myself in the consumer lending space . I quickly
14 January 2024